Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Brad B — 08 Dec 2009
I suppose since they killed Tony Montana off in Scarface and it made the idea of a sequel a little hard to pull off, but this is the definite follow up to Scarface. Not quite as good but close, Pacino invests nearly the same level of bravado in this character as Scarface!This time he actually ends up being the good guy that you root for in the end. Unlike Scarfaces downward spiral, Carlito is is trying to ascend to the high road and become a legitimate guy and escape his criminal past only to be dragged back into the mire of the world he came from!
Special marks go to Penn as a real stand out with his portrayal of the coke sniffing dirty lawyer he delivers a real Oscar worthy performance and definitely one of the great roles of his career.
Like Scarface the pace and violence is unrelenting and brutal with a great final shoot out in Grand Central Station!
This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Brad B on 08 Dec 2009.
Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.
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