Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

R

2005

1h 33m

Crime

Drama

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After serving time together in prison, three gangsters from different backgrounds -- Carlito (Jay Hernandez), Earl (Mario Van Peebles) and Rocco (Michael Kelly) -- join forces and take over the lucrative heroin trade in Harlem, N.Y. However, their partnership with a gangster (Burt Young) is threatened when Earl's hotheaded little brother, Reggie (Mtume Gant), disrespects the mobster's son and then kidnaps him. A ransom goes out on Reggie's head, and the friends are forced to choose sides.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

10/06/2005

Even by the notoriously undemanding standards of direct-to-vid spin-offs, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is conspicuously underwhelming.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

09/30/2005

2/4

Writer-director Michael Bregman (son of Martin, who produced both films) keeps things moving briskly on the way to an improbably happy ending.

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

04/17/2006

3/5

A produo barata compromete o visual e a reconstituio de poca e Hernandez, embora bom ator, irregular em sua tentativa de imitar Pacino. Ainda assim, os personagens (Van Peebles, em especial) e a trama so interessantes.

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

10/09/2005

2/5

Aside from a few strong performances and some solid period design, Rise to Power is a round, silver sleeping pill.

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JoBlo

JoBlo's Movie Network

10/07/2005

2/10

...a horrible, horrible movie.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

09/26/2005

2.5/4

...a legitimate piece of work (and not just a sleazy attempt to milk the popularity of the original).

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Tatiana M

@tatiimarin Dec 15

Don't waste your time watching this movie (and can't stand the fact is Diddy's face on it 🤢)

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Gabriel M

@Anonymous12 Nov 28

It’s hilarious how I just found about this because of P. Diddy and his criminal record!!!

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Jun 25

The Reggie character would have never made it as long as he did. This part of film kind of ruined the whole movie. Just took reality away from the whole thing.

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Wallace L

05/14/2024

Kind of forgettable. Not terrible though.

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04/12/2021

Totally miscast Carlito. Acting and writing subpar

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06/19/2014

Puffy stole the show.

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Earl

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Rocco

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Synopsis

After serving time together in prison, three gangsters from different backgrounds -- Carlito (Jay Hernandez), Earl (Mario Van Peebles) and Rocco (Michael Kelly) -- join forces and take over the lucrative heroin trade in Harlem, N.Y. However, their partnership with a gangster (Burt Young) is threatened when Earl's hotheaded little brother, Reggie (Mtume Gant), disrespects the mobster's son and then kidnaps him. A ransom goes out on Reggie's head, and the friends are forced to choose sides.

Director: Michael Scott Bregman
Producer: Martin Bregman
Screenwriter: Michael Scott Bregman
Production Co: Pick-Up Prods.
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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