The Best Film EVER Made.

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2008)

I absolutely LOVE this movie! This is my personal favorite. Everything in this film works perfectly.
First off, the acting. It's as though the actors were born for the roles. Especially everyone in the Corleone family... you find they act totally like a family. The best performance for me was Brando as Vito Corleone. He brought such a presence to the character that it's astonishing... basically unbelievable. The rest of the cast does a great job. Al is extremely convincing as the youngest son of the don.
The only thing people have to realize is that the mafia in no way act like this. I mean, "The Godfather" is a very romantic or Shakespearean look at this world. Even though all the characters DO eventually pay for their sins.
Francis Ford Coppola once said "I always thought of THE GODFATHER as the story of a great king with three sons. The oldest was given his sweet nature and childlike qualities; the second, his passion and aggressiveness; and the third, his cunning and coolness."
I wholeheartedly agree.