Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Joe H — 08 Nov 2014
As with the Scarface, director Brian de Palma certifies here his talent for displaying the gangster genre at its most trite and melodramatic. A thriller masked as a moralistic cautionary tale, Carlito's Way succeeds at neither.
The talented cast is all but wasted on underdeveloped, vapid, and unsympathetic characters. The script is hamfisted, the narration an abundance of exposition, and the plot contrivances unbelievable in their total disregard for common sense.
At almost two and a half hours, it just feels like adding insult to injury.
This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Joe H on 08 Nov 2014.
Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.
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