Overrated "epic"

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2003)

I know how much of an international fetish it is to want to be a gangster, but do we have to endure this dull piece of romanticized wish-fullfillment? Marlon Brando, with cotton stuffed in his mouth, gives yet another ridiculous scenery chewing performance as Don Corleone-the cat sitting in his lap was more interesting. The rest of the cast doesn't fare much better. This is one boring-assed movie. A lot of hand kissing, '40s automobiles, "family values", and the most lazy and repetitive score I've ever heard. This is a classic? Audiences must have been seriously desperate back in 1972.