Carlito's Way (Enhanced Edition) (DVD)

The DVD version I have of this has no extras but its one of those films that is just worth buying and watching although a special edition would be nice. The film is a gangster film but is different to the usual films of this genre - it opens with Carlito ( Al Pacino) being shot at a train station and narrating the story of how he got there as he is wheeled down the platform by the medics. Its set in 1970's New York hence Pacinos stylish leather ...
...- a legendary Hispanic gangster who gets sprung from prison on a technicality by his oily lawyer Kleinman (an exceptional and unrecognisable Sean Penn). Carlito is through with crime and has a dream of buying into a used car dealership with someone he met in prison. This would get him out of New York and down to the coast. No-one believes him - especially the DA who goes to desperate lengths to get evidence that will put Carlito back behind bars. ...

tilly77 28.04.2005 · Read full review
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My favourite film of all time! this one has it all. Pacino delivers an amazing performnce in this De Palma gangster film. Pacino plays a heroine king pin in the New Your hispanic world of organised crime who is trying to get out. Sean Penn in support gives a great performance as the sheister lawer. The acting, dialogue, plot and beautiful soundtrack make this film almost perfect. I would say better than Scarface. ...

icarus_falls69 28.11.2007
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Pacino and DePalma reunite and the result is once again phenomenal. "Carlito's Way" is a tasteful combination of a great story told by a master filmmaker; astounding actors skillfully playing some truly fascinating characters; a wide range of flawless film techniques and some truly great one-liners. I would recommend this film to Scarface fans, Gangster movie fans and anyone with a taste for outstanding performances. This truly is a captivating and ...
...Puerto-Rican ex-con, Carlito Bringante, is released from prison on a legal technicality. He is seen as a legend in the criminal world, the same world that is shocked by his decision to go straight. He takes a job managing a low-life nightclub and even re-kindles an old romance but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the absurd contrivances of his lawyer and best friend. After several of his associates and even some 'wannabe' ...

n4ballack 15.09.2008 (16.09.2008) · Read full review
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