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He's got a good future if he can live past next week.
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
Carlito's Way
1993 Directed by Brian De Palma
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Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller John Leguizamo Ingrid Rogers Luis Guzmán Adrian Pasdar Viggo Mortensen James Rebhorn Joseph Siravo Richard Foronjy Jorge Porcel John Ortiz Paul Mazursky Vincent Pastore Jon Seda Marc Anthony Frank Minucci Ángel Salazar Al Israel Rick Aviles Jaime Sánchez Víctor Sierra Frank Ferrara Chuck Zito Tony Cucci Alfred Sauchelli Jr. Sonny Zito Walter T. Meade Show All…
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Although Carlito's Way in a sense represents the falling motion to Scarface's rising action, it lacks the nervous, overstuffed agitation of Scarface, replacing it with a kind of wistful, elegaic burnout, a paean to uninvolement, to not-doing, or doing other-than. Carlito's Way is more of a piece with The Untouchables, both sweeping historical epics which have the time and space to collect themselves, develop characters, build whole worlds in which to enact tensely clever set-pieces, some of the best of De Palma's career. Carlito's Way and The Untouchables also share a grand, constructed artificiality. They know they are movies, hearkening back to an older-school vibe, when movies had to span the whole of what cinema could do, to offer suspense…
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Film #31 of Project 90
”Favor gonna kill you faster than a bullet.”
An excellent crime/gangster/noir movie from Brian De Palma who teams up with Al Pacino to create a classic hero who will remind you of the lonely and desperate men of film noirs who are trying to find redemption and happiness in a treacherous world of lies and betrayals where you can buy salvation only with blood. Carlito’s Way is without a doubt one of De Palma’s best films, here he narrates an engaging story of love, regret and misfortune without getting carried away or sentimental which makes the overall story more engaging and it becomes easy for us to have sympathy for the central character.
Al Pacino’s…
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Viggo didn't show his dick...
Sean Penn as David Kleinfeld might be the biggest douchebag... As Ryley would say FUCK KLEINFELD! He deserves what's coming to him.
And how does one expect to get anything with that ridiculous perm Sean Penn had.Penelope Ann Miller looks like Naomi Watts... but the scene of undressing while Al trying to get his best Jack from The Shining was an iconic moment.
Still, Carlito made me cry with that last scene and that beautiful dialogue.
DePalma is a Legend.
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I thought the shootout on the escalator was an amazing bit of action cinema, and the film managed to avoid veering into any offensive territory. It felt like a very strong film for De Palma. It worked to this strengths, which is pretty much epitomized by the disco soundtrack. It's flashy, energetic, and doomed.
One of my main issues with gangster films is the machismo most of them are pervaded with. Even when the film is decidedly illustrating the down sides to a life of crime, the lead character(s) tend to come across as glorified or mythological*, captured by Truffaut's war film paradox as much as any war film's hero would be. The most significant offender here is De Palma's…
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Al Pacino could act his way out of a straight jacket, the man is phenomenal. And while not as good as Scarface, this is a great romp that's entertaining and smart
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DePalma and Pacino's 2nd Gangster film is excellent filmmaking, with brilliant performances and a thrilling finale to overcome its unfocused first act.
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당구장 화장실에서 총알 다 떨어졌는데 아닌척하고 허세부려서 위기모면하는 씬을 명장면으로 꼽는다. 자신이 거물이란걸 상대가 인지하고 있다는걸 이용한 허세. 그전까지 그다지 거물의 느낌을 풍기지 않았던 인물에게 너절한 설명없이 필연적인 플롯을 활용하여 담고 싶어하는 이미지를 캐릭터에 잘 담아낸 장면이다.
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It's a bit slower and longer than it should be, but aside from that, Carlito’s Way is an amazing thriller about a gangster who tries to leave the life of crime behind and start a new life.
But as we all know from countless movies on these themes, the world of crime always finds a way to pull everybody back in, and usually things don't go as planned.
The script is sharp, full of twists and turns, and the characters are electric. Al Pacino leads the show as Carlito Brigante and delivers a fine performance. The supporting cast is very good as well. Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo and a transformed Sean Penn are just a part of it.
Nobody is one-dimensional. Every character has both a good and a bad side and that grounds the excessive violence in reality and even further immerses you into the story. Bravo, De Palma, Bravo!
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If you're looking for a director to assemble a thrilling set piece Brian De Palma is your guy. A sequence he has created here, the one that caps off the film, is stunning. With this one the way in which he moves the camera is particularly impressive. But in this instance the rest of the film never reaches the same level as this high quality segment. Although there are many moments of classic De Palma excellence, the film as a whole feels far too familiar. This, along with a very clunky voice over, are the main detractors. It's not great, and it's definitely not one of the better crime or De Palma films, but some standout areas keep it at a good level.
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#moviemicroreview® Carlito's Way
Sontuoso gangster-movie intriso di romanticismo e senso di ineluttabilità. Regia e cast eccelsi. -
I think this surpasses Scarface. The way the chase scene was filmed in the third act was spectacular and that ending packs a mighty punch.
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why!!! Hah!! Waay !!! Should i be back to my dark soul ...
I had A tiny dream but I couldn't reached it
.. Gayle my love take care of my child
i had to treat the world the old way the new way didn't work.I am tired Gayle 😭💔.
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