Extremely disappointing.

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2003)

What a disappointment this film continues to be. The first time I viewed the film many years ago I attributed its failure to being too severely edited for time constraint reasons. I was wrong. This new extended version just adds another hour or so of more confusion and general boredom. What a waste. This film has some of the finest production values you could ever hope for. Some of the sets are like time capsules. However, unfortunately for the this viewer the movie comes off as often incoherent and self-indulgent. Some reviewers seem to like Morricone's soundtrack. I personally found it to be extremely grating. Don't be mislead, "The Godfather" trilogy this isn't. A true waste of a lot of time for the viewer and a collossal waste of movie making talent.