![]() ![]() Like the first film, the party consumes a lot of time while we get to know some of the principal characters. We see Michael Corleone Al Pacino "in the role" of his father, Vito Marlon Brando, from the first film, accepting prostrating guests while a party is going on outside. Because it should have been a 10, and most other reviews will tell you about the positive points at length, I may pick on more things in my review than you would think I would for a 9, but rest assured that even with the flaws, The Godfather Part II is still essential viewing.Director/co-writer Francis Ford Coppola cleverly begins the film with parallels to The Godfather. It's three-and-a-half hours very well spent. his father's empire was built on love and respect, Michael's empire is built on fear and violent treachery.See this movie. Michael almost seems to resent the fact that he is a natural born crime lord, a man who puts the family business ahead of everything.The great Don Michael Corleone can never come to terms with one simple fact. He grows increasingly distrustful and paranoid, and even shows signs that he hates his own life. Michael controls a vast empire that is constantly slipping out of his hands. that is its true genius.The Godfather Part II is not really a movie about the mafia, it is a movie about a man's life long struggle. The score continues in the eerie role of its predecessor, foretelling death and evil.All of this makes the movie great and infinitely watchable. The cinematography is depressing and atmospheric. ![]() ", "I don't want to kill everyone, just my enemies", while it blows a dense, twisted plot past you at a dizzying and merciless pace. ![]() Without spoiling, I will simply say the Robert DeNiro as the young Vito is the best acting performance of all time, a role for which he won a richly deserved Oscar.The screenplay is full of delicious little underworld nuggets "Keep your friends close. It is these scenes that make the film a work of art. Behind this, Director Francis Ford Coppola spins the tale of the rise of Michael's father, Vito, to the center of the New York mafia. Now reaping the benefits of legalized gambling in Las Vegas, Michael is an evident billionaire with an iron fist on a world of treachery. The main story is the reign of Michael Corleone as the world's most powerful criminal. It at least 20 times, and each time its 200 minutes fly by.The movie uses flashbacks to brilliantly weave two tales. ![]()
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