He is cold and ruthless, with a whole contrast from the idealistic innocent war hero we initially met at the beginning of the first film.
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Reviewed by Righty-Sock ( ) Vote: 10/10Ĭoppola's masterpiece is rivaled only by "The Godfather, Part II" in which the 1940s setting of the first movie is extended backwards and forwards to reveal the corrupting effect of power.The film, breathtaking in its scope and tragic grandeur, shows two parallel stories extending two different time periods: the early career of young Vito Corleone seen first around the turn of the 20th century in Sicily, and then in 1917, building his criminal underworld in the Italian ghettos of New York City, post World War I, plus that of his son, Michael (Al Pacino) desperately trying to keep his family together.Īl Pacino's performance is quiet and solemn. Coppola has directed yet another masterpiece.īreathtaking in its scope and tragic grandeur. The cinematography is stunning the footage from Sicily and New York around the turn of the century and the snow scenes from the American West are beautiful and rich in detail. Once again many acts of violence are interwoven with religion: Michael's son's first communion, the religious parade in New York, Fredo's repeating the Rosary in order to catch a fish, for example. There are many poignant scenes concerning his wife and children- the drawing his son leaves for him in his bedroom, the gift that Tom buys the child because Michael is too busy, his wife Kay's being kept a virtual prisoner at his orders in the family compound, etc. He has come so far from the idealistic young man in "GODFATHER I, who joined the Marines in World War I to serve his country and die for it if necessary, to a lonely, paranoid tragic man.
We see him become a ruthless, cold-blooded killer who alienates himself from his family in ways his father would never have done. Diane Keaton as Michael's wife who quickly becomes disillusioned with her life with him and the lies he continues to tell her, assuring her that he is going legitimate soon Robert Duvall as Michael's adopted brother and adviser and Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth all give outstanding performances but the film really is Al Pacino's. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) has moved the family and most of his business to Nevada. Here the director goes back and forth between the early days of the young Vito Corleone, played by Robert De Niro, and the family after the action in GODFATHER I in the 1950's just before Castro came to power. This movie is just as fine as GODFATHER I. You can count on one hand the movie sequels that measure up to the original GODFATHER II makes the cut.
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