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Carlito's Way (1993) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Carlito's Way (1993) a score of 2.8951 out of 4

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filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)

Spitting in the face of the idea that criminals are simply nurtured by their environments, legendary gangster Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino, doing a vague approximation of a Puerto Rican accent) stands before a judge in the 1993 Brian De Palma film...read the complete Carlito's Way (1993) review at filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)

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Scott Renshaw

CARLITO'S WAY will probably make the strongest impression with the two outstanding set pieces which bracket the film. In the first, Carlito accompanies his young cousin on a drug buy which will have anyone with a pulse on the edge of their seat; the...read the complete Carlito's Way (1993) review at Scott Renshaw

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DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

Al Pacino, in first collaboration with director Brian De Palma since Scarface, plays a Puerto Rican, Carlito Brigante, an ex-con who, within the time-honored code of nobility, and tries to go straight. His character's grace and dignity help carry the...read the complete Carlito's Way (1993) review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)