Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
From the producer of Scarface and Carlito's Way comes the action thriller Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. Jay Hernandez, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzmán and Sean Combs star in the gripping tale of the early years of gangster legend Carlito Brigante.
Seduced by the power of the brutal New York underworld, he enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers in crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin.
He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street.
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Little Connection to Original - Peterborough_Pete
Not a bad movie, although somes areas appeared childish. One similarity with the original is the narration by the main character, Carlito. Hernandez did a good job imitating Al Pacino's erie, deep-voiced narration.
I don't understand why Luis Guzman was hired for this movie when he appeared in the first movie playing a different character. There are other actors out there.
My biggest complaint is the effort to tie it in with the great original. Standing alone it is an okay movie...they must have expected to make more money this way.Carlito's Way: Rise to Power - Jana1130
Excellent movie, I really didn't have any clue about this title until I watched it and it surprised me. Good plot and story line I enjoyed the movie...although I found out afterwards that this is the second movie in the set, so I guess now I am going to have to watch the first one!dont compare to 1st one - E-Man
anyone who watches is comparing it to the original. If it had just been another film without being a prequel, I think people would have loved it. In fact, and believe me when I say this because I hate everything, I think if this film had been released theatrically, it would have done well.
The only thing I thought was poorly done was the editing, but other than that, the direction and the cast are really good. This is one of those films that in 15 years you'll look back on and see all these actors before they became big names.
Don't let any of the people here who say this movie wasn't good persuade you. Take it from me, someone who is really hard to please, this movie was entertaining.
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Little Connection to Original - Peterborough_Pete
Not a bad movie, although somes areas appeared childish. One similarity with the original is the narration by the main character, Carlito. Hernandez did a good job imitating Al Pacino's erie, deep-voiced narration.
I don't understand why Luis Guzman was ...Carlito's Way: Rise to Power - Jana1130
Excellent movie, I really didn't have any clue about this title until I watched it and it surprised me. Good plot and story line I enjoyed the movie...although I found out afterwards that this is the second movie in the set, so I guess now I am going to have ...dont compare to 1st one - E-Man
anyone who watches is comparing it to the original. If it had just been another film without being a prequel, I think people would have loved it. In fact, and believe me when I say this because I hate everything, I think if this film had been released theatrically, ...