R
Running time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, Lee Strasbery.
Synopsis
Part II tells two chronicles: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, and the ascension of Michael as the new Don of the Corleone family.
Review
As part deux of the epic crime saga focuses on Michael's era as the new Don, the story swivels back and forth between two generations - Don Vito's revenge-driven, humble rise to the eponymous title and his son, Michael's present day tale of ascension. With Pacino's compelling performance completing Michael's transformation into a ruthless, moral-torn Mafia boss, Robert De Niro's Academy Awards- winning portrayal of young Vito is a character born from tragic misfortune. With Michael Corleone leading the family, the chronicle of one man's deal with the devil challenges human dilemmas at best: Has Michael's seedy business that's filled with murder and mayhem made him a family man of integrity he thought he is? Or has this so-called business of protecting his family is somehow a desperate measure for one man's rise to totalitarian power? Say what you want 'cause judging from the surprising third-act, Michael has chosen the path of becoming the man he thought he would never be, a one-way ticket without looking back - a fearful man that embodies insecurity and cold-heartedness all in the name of business. However, his father, Vito Corleone was a man of contrast - he fought injustice and would do anything to defend what he once lost as a kid - family. Such simultaneously parallel play on both traits, the kind and compassionate nature against the vile and ruthless tragic hero, had single-handedly shaped one of Coppola's finest period pieces to date.
Rating
Full 5 Stars
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