Not the best ever

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2006)

I personally believe that this movie is overrated. I don't really even believe it is the best work from a Coppola (I personally believe "Apocalypse Now" and "Lost in Translation" are much better movies), but it still is entertaining to watch. It has notable performances by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino (perhaps the only Pacino performance other than "Glengarry Glen Ross" where he doesn't scream his eyes out), and the film also has a very nice screenplay, but the movie isn't as entertaining or extraordinary as other frontrunners like "Casablanca" or "Lawrence of Arabia". Maybe because this movie has been marred by so many rip-offs or clones, that the magic of the film has disappeared. The film just no longer feels ageless, and that's too bad.