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Pacino as a Puerto Rican. Come on, the guys in the film even mention that he looks like an Italian.  Not as interesting a guy as one would hope. Just a dirt bag trying to stay out of prison. Sean Penn had a great wig on. Penn was probably the most complex of the characters in this film. He wanted to be a lawyer, but still wanted the ‘exciting’ life his clients led. Leguizamo played a complete dirt bag, but the costumer must have had a great time finding all of those excessively tacky tiny little suits. An ok film, but way too long. And of course, De Palma starts near the end and then tells the story of how Carlito got there. I believe he uses that tired technique in every film he does.

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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.