Carlito's Way - Atrapado por su pasado
(1993)


Genre: Drama / Crime / Thriller
Year...................: 1993
Country....................: USA
Language.................: English
Director.............: Brian De Palma
Cast............:Al Pacino (Carlito Brigante), Sean Penn (David Kleinfeld),
Penelope Ann Miller (Gail), John Leguizamo (Benny Blanco),
Ingrid Rogers (Steffie), Viggo Mortensen (Lalin)
Carlito Brigante sale de la cárcel tras cumplir sólo cinco años de una condena de 30. La hábil maniobra que posibilita su libertad es obra de su abogado, un personaje oscuro cuya dedicación a los asuntos de la mafia relacionada con la droga ha terminado por introducirle en el negocio. Carlito sueña con empezar una nueva vida.
Despite many familiar elements, and some terribly maudlin moments bolstered by an overstated musical score, Carlito's Way remains a worthwhile watch thanks to a serviceable performance from Pacino (not brilliant like in Scarface, but not phoning it in like in Any Given Sunday, either). It also benefits from solid supporting performances by Penn and Miller, as well as Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, and even Viggo "Aragorn" Mortensen as a wheelchair-bound snitch. Though sparse, the action scenes are intense and well-staged. Carlito is a sympathetic character, a born survivor who tries to do the right thing, but keeps getting dragged back into the thug life by circumstance or necessity. Unfortunately, it takes for granted the relationships between the three main characters (Carlito, Gail, and Kleinfeld) without ever giving sufficient back story to convince us that these three people, who live in very different worlds, would even know each other, much less share the level of intimacy that they do. Another minor stumbling block is Pacino's somewhat lifeless voice-over narration, further hampered by his attempt at a convincing Puerto Rican accent. Hell, even Mortensen, the white guy, does a better Boricuan accent than Pacino does.
Flaws aside, CARLITO'S WAY ultimately works as a tale of redemption, although not a particularly original one. Bottom line, Pacino swears a lot and shoots some people, while Penelope Ann Miller shows her boobs a few times. Those two elements alone should be enough to make it worth your while.
(1993)


Genre: Drama / Crime / Thriller
Year...................: 1993
Country....................: USA
Language.................: English
Director.............: Brian De Palma
Cast............:Al Pacino (Carlito Brigante), Sean Penn (David Kleinfeld),
Penelope Ann Miller (Gail), John Leguizamo (Benny Blanco),
Ingrid Rogers (Steffie), Viggo Mortensen (Lalin)
Carlito Brigante sale de la cárcel tras cumplir sólo cinco años de una condena de 30. La hábil maniobra que posibilita su libertad es obra de su abogado, un personaje oscuro cuya dedicación a los asuntos de la mafia relacionada con la droga ha terminado por introducirle en el negocio. Carlito sueña con empezar una nueva vida.
Despite many familiar elements, and some terribly maudlin moments bolstered by an overstated musical score, Carlito's Way remains a worthwhile watch thanks to a serviceable performance from Pacino (not brilliant like in Scarface, but not phoning it in like in Any Given Sunday, either). It also benefits from solid supporting performances by Penn and Miller, as well as Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, and even Viggo "Aragorn" Mortensen as a wheelchair-bound snitch. Though sparse, the action scenes are intense and well-staged. Carlito is a sympathetic character, a born survivor who tries to do the right thing, but keeps getting dragged back into the thug life by circumstance or necessity. Unfortunately, it takes for granted the relationships between the three main characters (Carlito, Gail, and Kleinfeld) without ever giving sufficient back story to convince us that these three people, who live in very different worlds, would even know each other, much less share the level of intimacy that they do. Another minor stumbling block is Pacino's somewhat lifeless voice-over narration, further hampered by his attempt at a convincing Puerto Rican accent. Hell, even Mortensen, the white guy, does a better Boricuan accent than Pacino does.
Flaws aside, CARLITO'S WAY ultimately works as a tale of redemption, although not a particularly original one. Bottom line, Pacino swears a lot and shoots some people, while Penelope Ann Miller shows her boobs a few times. Those two elements alone should be enough to make it worth your while.
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