Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Eric M — 07 Jan 2010

Great gangster flick, Pacino's great, Penn's even greater. it's gggggrrreeeaaatttt!

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Eric M on 07 Jan 2010.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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