Review

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2019)

"The Godfather" is a masterpiece. It shows the closeness, the warmth of family ties. The scenes are filled with wives and squalling babies, festive weddings and equally festive funerals, spaghetti prepared in the kitchen. There is the flavor of Italian home life that few gangster films have attempted. This is one of the biggest advantages of this movie. I mean that generally in all gangster movies we see that the main characters tell that the family is the most valuable and crucial thing in the life, however we only hear it in these movie, we don't see. In "The Godfather" we see a great work, were every detail indicates the cohesion of Corleone's family.
A GREAT THANKS for the CAST. Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. These are the characters that will never die. I think that the actors that are chosen for these characters are the best ones. Al Pacino perfectly played his role; the way he changed from military to mafia. We see the this change in his play. Also the way how 47 years old Marlon Brando changed into such a believable senior citizen to play Vito Corelone. Yes, of course, first of all it is because of the makeup, however, his play also played a big role. Also, we all understand that is harder to play with this kind of a makeup and Brando achieved this. In my opinion, no one except him could play this character.
Director Francis Ford Coppola, with a strong assist from cameraman Gordon Willis, has done an extraordinary job of capturing period and place. Very few of the New York exteriors appear to be stock shots; most have been recreated with an incredible attention to detail. Interiors have the rich, burnt-umber look of photographs taken decades ago; while the exteriors - whether representing a garden party in New Jersey or an amorous interlude in Sicily - are filled with color and sun.
Another great plus of this movie is its soundracks choice. A "Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis" billboard in Vegas or "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the soundtrack (while a gangster dons his bulletproof vest) also add their own wry grace notes to the passing years.