Carlito's Way

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Summary: scarface with a twist
Review: When the guys that brought you Scarface team up again what bad
things can happen.Brian De Palma and Al Pacino two of the biggest
stars on their film duties in Hollywood today.This movie really
has the 80's,disco feel scarface as but as the De Palma plot turn
and twists seen in Snake Eyes,Body Double,and Raising Cain so it'
s all very entertaining.Along with another De Palma regular Sean
Penn(Casualties Of War) plays the coke addicted wacko lawyer to
absolute perfection.This film not as violent as Scarface as more
plot twists which makes it almost more entertaining with a great
cast including John Leguizamo and Penelope Ann Miller Carlito's
Way is one of Pacino's,Penn's,and De Palma's best films ever so
if you like a mixture of The Usual Suspects and Scarface give
Carlito's Way a watch it's great.

Rating:
Summary: The Law Of The Streets
Review: Wow!!! This movie was GREAT! I first saw this film when it came out in 1993 and I really didnt understand it but I just got done watching it and it was just terrific Al Pacino was great and so was Sean Penn and so was Penelope Ann Miller they all work so well together on screen and Brian De Palma has made in my opinion yet another classic. I've only seen one other movie by him "SCAR FACE" but they are both so well made I can't say what one was better all I can say is this is one of Al Pacino's best work and it still proves to me that he is one of the great actors of our time. The movie starts great right from the start.. Sprung from prison on a legal technicality by his cocaine- addled attorney (Sean Penn), former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante (pacino) stuns the local underworld when he vows to go stright. taking a job managing a glitzy , low-life nightclub, he tracks down his onetime girlfriend (Penelope Ann Miller) and rekindles their romance, promising he's changed for good. But Carlito's dream or going to legitimate is undermined at every turn by a murderous former cronies and even deadlier young thugs out to make a name for themselves. Untimately, however, his most dangerous enemy is himself. Despite good intentions, Carlito's misguided loyalties and outmoded code of "HONOR" will plunge him into a savage life-or-death battle against the relentless forces that refuse to let him go.

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Summary: 2 stars goes to Penelope + 1 to the rest of the cast
Review: When I first watched this movie I really doubted that Penelope Ann Miller was cut out for the "stripper" role. But her acting (and her nice body, too) turned out quite fascinating. Actually Al Pacino, Sean Penn, John Leguizamo ("Benny Blanco from the Bronx"), Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn... all gave good performances as well. However, with such a strong cast -- plus the exceptional talent of Brian de Palma, this film never got out of the shadow of "Scarface" to make a surprise on its own. Probably because the plot was full of cliches. To me, the only scene that's worth a playback was the Kleinfeld - Brigante confrontation in the hospital. It got me to understand what "Carlito's way" means.

Rating:
Summary: CARLITO'S WAY
Review: CARLITO BRIGANTE, WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT AN ACTOR SUCH AS PACINO WHO CAN BRING A CHARACTER TO LIFE THE WAY HE DOES EXCEPT, BRAVO BRAVO.

Rating:
Summary: Very Good
Review: This film is very good, not as good as "The Long Good Friday" but very good all the same.

Rating:
Summary: A Very Well Made Film
Review: One Of Brain Da Palma's best films Al Pacino performance is remarkable way better than his performance in Scarface even theo the performance in scarface is good this blows it away. The violence is bad but not that bad. The DVD is alright it just dosent have deleted scenes and thats the best thing about a DVD. But the DVD is still decent good picture and sound. Watch it you will love it.

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Summary: see all the angles...
Review: This movie is the best of the best. I've never seen another movie with as much intensity. The first half of the movie is slow, but interesting, we learn Carlito's character and style. His character leads to the second half of the film where old school moral gets him into some hot water. That is when the movie becomes non-stop, you don't want to blink your eyes in the second half of the film. De Palma keeps you on your toes.

This movie has action/adventure/suspense/drama all jam packed together making it possibly the best movie I've ever seen.

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Summary: A Fascinating Ride in the 70s.
Review: Brian DePalma has made many great movies through the years, but this one, I rate his finest work. This film has a non-stop sizzle and the most incredible atmosphere from beginning to end that truly evokes the feel of the 70s. From cocaine fueled disco dancing club scenes, retro clothes, big hair and sideburns, to the fantastic pulsating soundtrack filled with classics of that era. ............... Carlito Brigante, brilliantly portrayed by the master, Al Pacino, is out of jail early looking to go straight after doing 5 years time for dealing smack. As we open, Carlito is talking to us, telling us his story from the future ending of the with the wisdom of 20/20 hindsight. ........... Sean Penn is also in perhaps his finest acting role here as Davy Kleinfeld. We meet him in the courtroom at the open. For getting Carlito freed, Davy will try to get Carlito involved in his crooked coked up mess of a life. After stealing millions from a mob boss and losing control over his life completely, Carlito has a great line where he admonishes Davy. "You not a lawyer anymore, you a gangster now, whole new ballgame," Indeed. ............... Davy is only the first of many cohorts who will try to [pull] Carlito into a life he is trying to break away from. Shortly after being released, Carlito's nephew drags him along on a drug pick-up. In the one of the best creative camera shots ever lensed in film, we see through the other players sunglasses as he leans over the pool table to make a shot, a double image reflected, of the nephew in trouble. Carlito, again, forced to deal with the consequences he's been unwillingly dragged into. ............... Along the way Carlito comes to a face off at the club with greasy young upstart drug dealer, "Benny Blanco from the Bronx" played by a viciously ambitious John Leguzamo. Carlito doesn't realize that Benny is playing for keeps, and so he fatally underestimates him. .................. By the time Carlito realizes he's got no one to trust but himself, it's too late to undo the damage, leading to a vengeful mob cavalcade that takes us on a wild edge of your seat ride up, down, around, and then all the way to Grand Central Station to the not so grand ending, which is where the movie begins. .............. Please don't think of this as Scarface Part Two, it's not!! Although "Scarface" is a definite DePalma Masterpiece, it has nothing of the atmospheric sizzle of "Carlito's Way". The roles of Tony Montana, a reprehensible character, and Carlito Brigante, a totally sympathetic character who falls into the wrong circumstances time and time again, are in no way similar. Just because both characters are Latino drug dealers, played by the incredible classic screen legend Al Pacino, the similarity starts and ends there. ............. When you come right down to it, for the best in every aspect of what makes an entertaining and outstanding film, one of the best ways, is "Carlito's Way."

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Summary: Carlitos Way
Review: This is my favorite all-time movie. Al Pacino and Sean Penn and excellent, and the directing by Brian Depalma is brillant. Carlitos Way is a fast paced action/adventure film where the characters of the film are strongly developed. Carlito Bergante is a strong willed, reformed individual in New York City whos past keeps coming back to haunt him as he trys to walk the straight and narrow. I believe this to be Al Pacino's best film, and a timeless classic for all to enjoy!

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Summary: An Exellent Gangsta Flick
Review: This movie is a very nice watch. From the harsh depiction of heavy cocain usage, to the nasty violence..You get just as much "bad stuff" as you do in an episope of the Sopranos. Dont miss this Gangsta flick, that in my opinion leaves Scarface in the dust. Check out Carlito's Way.