Review of Carlito's Way (1993) by Suman T — 27 Nov 2009

One of ma best movie of pachino,awesome movie with great story.

This review of Carlito's Way (1993) was written by Suman T on 27 Nov 2009.

Carlito's Way has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 29 Dec 2017

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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You expect a fine performance from Pacino, and, with hopeless, hollowed-out eyes, he gives it. You expect the worst from Sean Penn…

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By Alan W (854) on 31 Dec 2018

Criminally underrated in my view - I think only The Godfather and Once Upon a Time In America are superior in the gangster genre, and it's…

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By Patrick A (125) on 29 Mar 2015

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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Yes by now this movie has already gotten a bit old and you might not fully enjoy some of the references and jokes, but it still is one of the…

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By Leonard D (636) on 26 Jul 2015

I love mobster movies and al pachino is brilliant in such films. this is definitely one of them, although nothing compares to the godfather…

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By Raven D (84) on 26 Jan 2018

Perfect direction, editing, music, acting, dialogue, visuals, wardrobe...All supporting a simple but compelling story…

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

I will be honest this wasnt very well done however still very good perfromances by (Penn) and (Pacino) and even (miller) but the story was…

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I was thoroughly impressed with Carlito's Way. So far it is my favourite Brian De Palma film alongside Carrie and The Untouchables…

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By Malcolm Johnson (219) for Hartford Courant (284) on 01 May 2018

Carlito's Way, Brian De Palma's return to the dangerous, violent world of Latino crime, marks yet another advance in the remarkable second…

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