Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Andrew A — 01 Dec 2008

Classic, but now stagnant in the now overdone genre.

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Andrew A on 01 Dec 2008.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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