The Godfather
Cast
Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone
Al Pacino as Michael 'Mike' Corleone
Diane Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone
Richard S. Castellano as Peter Clemenza
Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
Has not seen movie.
Rater #2
7/10. I hate reviewing classic movies, since most have a reputation and I
feel like I'm not an actual moviegoer/critic if I don't like the
classics or give them a certain rating. Anyway, I finally got to see
The Godfather. I was a little disappointed, but I still liked it.
In Francis Ford Coppola's Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Al Pacino plays
Michael Corleone, son of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), a famous
family mafia. The film goes through their various escapades as a
crime family.
I really, really enjoyed watching The Godfather. The almost-three-
hour runtime seemed to fly by. I was enthralled by the sincerity of
the acting and the horrible true-to-life feel of the film. All of the
acting was dead-on, although some of the screaming could have been a
little better. With up-and-coming stars at the time such as Al
Pacino, how can you go wrong?
However, with all movies, they can't be perfect. The film could, or
should, have had more plot to it. I know it's supposed to be "a day
in the life of" type movie, but if it had been with one adventure for
most of the way it would have helped. Also, there were lots of
supporting characters who we can't remember about for three hours. If
that wasn't enough, all of the characters looked like either tall or
fat white men with thick Italian accents, making them hard to
understand (and of course I had to rent the VHS version so I couldn't
read subtitles). More towards the end, I couldn't tell who was on
whose side. The ending could have been trimmed down a little; the
last half hour or so seemed to actually be boring and not very
exciting. Maybe Coppola put it in there so the movie could have the
designation of being "one of those long classics".
I was surprised about how little strong language there was for a
crime movie like this. I would have guessed all the characters to be
swearin' like a sailor, but I was surprised. The amount of blood
didn't surprise me, but I commend Coppola for putting so much in.
Pacino looked like he does now, minus bags under his eyes. Brando
gained about 200 pounds after The Godfather. And, Abe Vigoda looks
exactly the same as he did thirty years ago. Yes, that's right. Abe
Vigoda is in this movie. Hurray!
The Godfather is an entertaining movie that is overrated but still
fun to watch as three hours pass.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated R for strong violence, blood, brief nudity, and constant but mainly minor profanity.
Running time: 175 minutes
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