R
Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Sofia Coppola.
Synopsis
Now in his 60's, Michael Corleone is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent, but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence.
Review
It was the beginning of the 90's, and critics hadn't been very kind to Coppola's third concluding effort to the Corleone saga. Such circumstance had ironically drawn itself a real-life reflection of what the film's about - there's an end to every glorious civilization as every empire has its downfall. However, I beg to differ. Yes, the movie might have its own set of flaws - sudden introduction of various new characters that seems out of place, Sofia Coppola's acting career-murdering performance, Vatican scandal as side-story gone wrong and absence of many beloved characters from the originals. However, one thing matters the most regarding the overall direction the story is going - changes were inevitable with the passing of time. Michael Corleone is now an aging man of loss and regrets who needed a shot at redemption, as the plot thickens with him finding the exit to the supposed righteous path. However, things weren't as easy it seems for Michael being such complicated man - the ghost of his past catches up on him, with no less making the best out of his wisdom. The result were a couple of memorable, powerful scenes so perfectly executed by Pacino. With the crescendo building until the climactic third-act, 'The Godfather Part III' brings a satisfactory conclusion to its brilliant predecessors, ending the iconic crime epic as a proper trilogy.
Rating
4/5 Stars
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