Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Sohail M — 22 Mar 2009

Jorge Porcel hace el personaje de Sasso, el gordo dueÃ±o del bar.

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Sohail M on 22 Mar 2009.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Nick M (1,532) on 21 Apr 2015

As much as I love scarface I love this movie more, Al Pacino is a god but Sean Penn with Pacino ? Pure Masterpiece…

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Definitely get the Scarface vibe here, a little too much a couple of times (to the point where Carlito seems to be the Puerto Rican Scarface…

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By Michael K (2,029) on 27 Jul 2017

This is Pacino and DePalma at their VERY best. There is nothing to criticise this classic film, bar Penn's awful wig. Made me want to be Carleeetow…

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It may be very Oscar-baity, but let's face it, we're all fish in the same pond, and the bait is delicious…

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I absolutely love this film and consider it a modern classic…

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Another fantastic DePalma film. Probably one of his best, most realized films…

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Carlito’s Way is perfectly okay entertainment, yet this 2-hour-and-21-minute movie never convinced me it wouldn’t have been every bit as…

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By John R (2,501) on 21 Apr 2015

Not that different from his Scarface role, Pacino overplays this one too. Love story squeezed in doesn't make any sense…

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