Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Charles C — 10 Sep 2009

Sean Penn has come a long way from Spicoli.

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Charles C on 10 Sep 2009.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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Ten years ago, Al Pacino worked on a collaboration with Brian De Palma on Scarface and now something I have heard about is the one got my attention…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 19 Dec 2017

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