20th Century Shakespeare at its finest.

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2000)

I am one of those dorks who knows virtually every line to this movie? Why? Because the characters move with that timeless, understated intensity that no other director gets quite right. Coppola manages to give these brutal men a razor thin layer of humanity, and we're hooked along for the ride. We despise Tattaglia, Brazzini, Carlo-everyone who threatens the dynasty.
And of course it ends with sublimely just revenge. Who can ever forget Carlo kicking at the windshield while Michael looks out from his window?