Beautiful

Rating: Null/10 (14 May 1999)

The Godfather is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen.
It has been criticised in the past for its violence, and I will agree, it isn't a film for children. But compare its violence to the gross and tasteless violence of many horror movies and you'll see it's there for a reason; a life of crime is a violent one. Crime, the Mafia, isn't really what this film is about though. It just provides the situation and events to tell a story about a family. It is the family that really moves you about this film. It is the love that he has for his family that redeems Vito Corleone. He does what he does for his family. The relationship between Vito, his wife and his children is so strong, they would kill for each other. "The Godfather" truly is beautiful. Francis Ford Coppola's style is so unflashy that it is as if he is just photographing the scene. There are no clever, "arty" camera angles. It just adds to the majesty of the film. The acting is breathtaking. Al Pacino's portrait of Michael Corleone is brilliant. I don't want to give any of the plot away, but please, please, for your own sake, see this movie!