Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Ola G — 06 Jul 2017
Amazing, beautifully poetic Brian Depalma gangster film starring Al Pacino, terrific as Carlito Brigante and an unrecognizable, equally great Sean Penn as his womanizing, two timing coked up cockroach of a lawyer Dave Kleinfeld (a little trivia: the character of Ken Rosenberg in the Grand Theft Auto video game series was actually inspired by Kleinfeld) John Leguizamo is memorable, yet underused as Benny Blanco (did you know he was "from the Bronx"?) Penelope Ann Miller is heartbreaking as Carlito's girlfriend Gail, and quite fetching as well.
She has some nice standout scenes with Pacino. Their chemistry works. Speaking of chemistry, with Scarface and Carlito's Way, Pacino/Depalma proved to be a truly winning combo. In my opinion this was Depalma's last great film.
4 stars.
This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Ola G on 06 Jul 2017.
Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.
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