Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
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Actor: Al Pacino, Ingrid Rogers, John Leguizamo, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean PennBrand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 144 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
DVD Review: DePalma shoots himself in the foot with the dumbest opening scene ever
Summary: 4 Stars
Fortunately the rest of the film is good enough to make up for it. The opening shows Carlito Brigante, former criminal, being hauled away in a stretcher, covered in blood after being shot. Well, now I know how the film ends. The suspense of the film's climax is ruined if we immediately know his fate. Duh!
Pacino (surely more deserving of an Academy Award here than he was for his overrated performance in Scent of a Woman) narrates us through the last week or so of Carlito Brigante's life as he is let out of jail after five years out of thirty for mitigates circumstances coming to light. Determined to go straight, Carlito shrugs off all advances from crooks old and new but is eventually drawn back into a quagmire of trouble by his cokehead lawyer (Sean Penn dressed up as Disco Stu from The Simpsons, who also deserved to take home a Best Supporting Actor Oscar)
The 145 minute running time passes in a breeze and there's loads of interesting story developments to keep you hooked. But DePalma's sterile widescreen photography and sets reek of the crassness of Scarface. This film is miles ahead of that junk (but let's not get into a debate about that) though I do think that a more vivid production design and cinematography and slicker editing would have stopped the film from looking so bland.
I don't think DePalma is a great director but I do enjoy Carlito's Way, The Untouchables and Snake Eyes. The fact that he has also directed such godawful sludge like Carrie, Scarface and Mission to Mars only proves how unpredictable he is.
The Blu Ray features a frequently gorgeous 2.35:1 1080p transfer, it's a little bit soft at times but is generally stunning. A decent DD+ sound design and a fair amount of extras are also included.
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Description of Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
From the director of Scarface comes the critically acclaimed crime thriller Carlito's Way.OscarŽ winner* Al Pacino gives an electrifying performance as former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante, who is sprung from prison by his high-powered attorney (Academy AwardŽ winner** Sean Penn). He stuns the New York underworld by vowing to go straight from a history of violence, but his plans are undermined by misguided loyalties and an outmoded code of honor. In a life-or-death battle, Carlito takes on the relentless forces that refuse to let him go. Co-starring John Leguizamo and Luis Guzman, Carlito's Way is a powerful, action-packed ride all the way to its explosive conclusion.
Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognizable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not commercially successful and never rises to the level of greatness, it is a genuinely compelling movie graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. --Tom Keogh
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