The Godfather

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2016)

It is very difficult to watch this movie for the first time and approach it with an open mind. The glowing reviews make sure that it gets everywhere (many of course calling it the best movie ever made) gives one extremely high expectations and the possibility of being easily disappointed. I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy because I did think that it was a good film but that was really it I wouldn't call it the 'best movie ever' it was worth watching and I do think that everybody should watch it at least once in their lives but that is really it. I did find the film very long-winded and at times boring. I liked the slow progression of the storyline and understand why Francis Ford Coppola did the film in the way he did. It's just that I felt the film was lacking something. It could have done with a bit more excitement or suspense to make the film more gripping. It has good acting, nonetheless, and outstanding directing. But after you've succumb to its somewhat impressive acting and directing, you'll realise it's merely a boring film with slow scenes that are difficult to draw you in. However slow paced it was it did show a good representation of mobs in the time period because it was mostly dialogue instead of the gun heavy gangsters most people will think of when they think about gangsters and the mob it is really about family, loyalty, greed and relationships and this is all shown very well specifically Michael arc where he started of not wanting to be part of the family business but later on takes command and becomes the voice of the family and this shows loyalty to his family and he does have a few problems with relationships when he has to leave one women he loves to go into hiding and then his next love is blown up in their car so he doesn't really have the best relationships and this development of the character is the reason he was my favourite character throughout the film I give praise to Marlon Brando and Al Pacino for their extremely grasping roles there are many fantastic things about the film such as the street fight and the iconic dialogue like "sleeping with fishes" and "it's not personal only business", but that being said, there are many other things I find boring, slow, and inpatient about it such as the opening scene of the wedding which I thought that it went on for longer that it needed to. However, it is a good film, overall. Just too overrated is all. Considering all this I would rate this a 6 or 7 out of 10.