Carlito's Way

Pros: Another good Al Pacino film,
Cons: slow paced, long, love story may turn some off.

Al Pacino stars in this 1993 released movie about a legendary Puerto Rican high up in the drug trade who has just been released from prison and is trying to start over with a new life. Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) was able to get an appeal and ...

Pros: Penn, Pacino, an intelligent story, direction
Cons: None

Carlito’s Way (1993)

Carlito’s Way is an unusually well scripted and crafted movie of the gangster genre. Directed by Brian DePalma and starring Al Pacino, as Carlito the movie is every bit as engrossing as their earlier...

Pros: atmospheric, topical, with great timing and fine performances
Cons: stale premise, doesn't fit audience expectations

Carlito's Way is an amazing little film, one that courts disaster with the same charm and inevitability as its title character. In its first scene, Carlito has just been gunned down while trying to board one of Chicago's famous "L" trains. This isn't a ...

Pros: Sean Penn is unbelievable! Oh, and Pacino's good too
Cons: None

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Pros: Outstanding cast, script, and story
Cons: None for me

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Pros: DePalma, Pacino and Penn are at the top of their game; palpable tension in story
Cons: Romantic sub-plot

“Here come the pain” is the cry Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) utters when he finds himself in a no way out situation without any bullets in his gun. Never short on bravado, Carlito lives by his wits and has lived longer than anyone has expected....

Pros: Pacino, Penn, some pretty good performances
Cons: Script is slightly below perfect, Miller's performance not the best

"Carlito Brigante" (Al Pacino) was just saved from a 30 year prison sentence when it is learned that evidence was illegally collected. Now, "Brigante" is determined to stay out of prison by trying to go straight -- but things keep bringing him back to ...

Pros: decent acting by Pacino and Penn
Cons: love story so bad you'll want to hold your nose

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Pros: Al Pacino, Brian DePalma, story, tragic quality
Cons: Copied ending shootout

There are so many things in "Carlito's Way" that we have seen before. First off, it's a crime film. Second, it has Al Pacino as a gangster. It's directed by Brian DePalma, who has one of the most recognizable styles in the world aside from John...

Pros: Acting, Story, Characters
Cons: Ending Predictable

I just noticed that only 6 people have written an epinion on this film so I had to help get the word out. "Carlito's Way" teams up Al Pacino ("Godfather," "Heat," "The Insider," "Donnie Brasco," etc!)...

Pros: cast, characters, score, suspense
Cons: sometimes slow, somewhat formulaic

After the disastrous "Bonfire of the Vanities", director Brian De Palma recovered his career by making a sure-fire, more conventional film: a crime drama starring Al Pacino. While no one will put "Carlito's Way" in the same category...

Pros: sean penn; pacino's leather trenchcoat
Cons: brian de palma

The long, short, simple, and sweet of it is this: Brian De Palma is an irredeemably talentless hack. Even lifting liberally from Hitchcock’s and Coppola’s Cliffs Notes, the man can’t direct his way out of a damp paper bag. He is a moocher and a magpie;...

Pros: What a movie!!!! Awesome!
Cons: Al Pacino needs to make more movies!!!

Al Pacino is one of my faves because not only is he sometimes a stud and a half, but he is such a brilliant actor! This is the best movie since "Scarface", which was also directed by Brian De Palma. Pacino just sets the screen on fire in the...

Pros: pacino's, penn's acting, ending sequence
Cons: i couldnt dig some of the love story

Carlitos way is about a former puerto rican drug czar, carlito brigante(pacino) who has just been released from jail and wants to set his life straight. His dream is just to earn $75,000 and set up a car rental in the bahamas. But his past keeps...

Pros: Al Pacino who always performs
Cons: shoddy script, premise

You're typical Al Pacino tough guy flick, I was unimpressed. If you have ever seen other movies such as the Godfather series and Scarface, then this movie will be very predictable to you. If you haven't seen any of those movies yet then maybe this would...