Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Sarah H — 20 Jan 2009

Love this film, one of my all time favorites. can't find fault with it at all.

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Sarah H on 20 Jan 2009.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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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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