
In the 60's, the Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante, the Afro-American Earl and the Italian Rocco become best friends while in prison. When they are released, Rocco intermediates a heroin business with a family of the Italian Mafia leaded by Artie Badalato Sr. Carlito negotiates with the lord Leroy "Hollywood Nicky" Barnes the area where the trio could operate in his neighborhood and sooner the three friends become powerful. Later, Carlito dates and has an affair with the beautifu... (Full plot summary below)
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In the 60's, the Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante, the Afro-American Earl and the Italian Rocco become best friends while in prison. When they are released, Rocco intermediates a heroin business with a family of the Italian Mafia leaded by Artie Badalato Sr. Carlito negotiates with the lord Leroy "Hollywood Nicky" Barnes the area where the trio could operate in his neighborhood and sooner the three friends become powerful. Later, Carlito dates and has an affair with the beautiful Leticia. When Earl decides to move to Barbados with his girlfriend and leave the heroin business, his stupid younger brother causes a situation with the Italian mobsters, and Carlito and Rocco have to resolve the mess to save their lives.
Leave your thoughts about Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.
| VarietyJoe LeydonEven by the notoriously undemanding standards of direct-to-vid spin-offs, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is conspicuously underwhelming. |
| New York PostLou LumenickA cheesily amusing prequel to the 1993 film which starred Al Pacino as a Puerto Rican drug kingpin in Spanish Harlem, in one of his most entertaining performances. This time around, Jay Hernandez delivers a serviceable impression of a much younger version of Pacino. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaA produção barata compromete o visual e a reconstituição de época e Hernandez, embora bom ator, é irregular em sua tentativa de imitar Pacino. Ainda assim, os personagens (Van Peebles, em especial) e a trama são interessantes. |
| The New York TimesAnita GatesRise to Power is notable for one achievement: It makes Sean Combs (better known, at the moment, as Diddy) unconvincing as a rich man who enjoys power and luxuries. |
| User Reviewcara hMMMMMM..... Jay Hernandez yum, brilliant plot and great actors. Even Poof Daddy suprised me in this one! |
| User ReviewZach HThis was an awesome prequel, but not as good as the original. |
| User Reviewada ao poveste....greu d crezut despre ghetouri....super tare |
| User ReviewSebastian Luis Felipe GThis one caught me by surprise one night on Showtime. I really liked it. Jay Hernandez is an an underrated Actor. |
| User ReviewSteve Mone of the few movies that is better than the first. |
| User Reviewdon mDont know about you but i preffer films about hard life real life . |