I watched both Carlito's Way and Le Samouraï last night and is interesting to see the influence of Melville's style in Carlito's Way. both films end up in a cat-and-mouse pursuit that is one of the biggest cliches in action films - see Collateral and Midnight Run - the last sequence in Carlito's Way is clearly inspired by the noir style, which was invented by Melville and some other french directors. also, is amazing how sometimes Pacino's Carlito talks exactly like Pacino's Lt. Frank Slade from Scent of a Woman --- as I coincidentally watched both films last night (Carlito's Way and Le Samouraï), it was interesting to see the connections between them and another bunch of films I've watched (and liked).