This film is an all-timer. It is among the best I could recommend, worth owning, rather than just renting, if you have a personal film library, this belongs in it. Al Pacino gives a tremendous performance, and is challenged by an equally strong Sean Penn. Penelope Ann Miller is cast perfectly as the woman Pacino loves, and would change his life for. A film about honor and loyalty, that wonderfully illustrates the cost of both. If you like suspense, this is for you, heartpounding and engrossing to the last detail. Boiled down to its essence, this is a story about a small time gangster, trying to break away from his past, and start a new life, but it is so much more. Four stars out of a possible four.
Review of Carlito's Way
