A deep film. A deep sequel. Of course a classic.

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2001)

**SPOILERS**The opening scene is of Michael Corleone sitting in his chair in his office recieving respects from his advisors. The scripts states this as Michael being "in profile". He looks glumm and slightly stares down at them. Then the title reveals the that chair he was sitting in. An aspect of his life we have seen and preview.

At the beginning of the film, we get a view of the mafia that we didn't get in the first one. Of actual Sicilians in Sicily. This is probably the most brutal part and area of the hepacracy that is witnessed in the film. Don Ciccio is an evil mafia cheftain, asumed to be into all sorts of corruption including inteferring with civilain lives (such as "protection"). When Antonio Andolini is killed for an insult made to the Don, he is of course killed. His son Paulo, probably one to have give spiritual inheritence to Santino, swears revenge and of course is killed in turn. Antonio's wife makes a reverent pleed to the Don to spare her last son, Vito. He refuses with a simple and cold "No." Vito escapes as his mother is killed. When he arrives in Ellis Island, he is given his name "Vito Corleone".

In Lake Tahoe, Navada, the Corleones have achieved wealth and are making their way. A great celebration is made for Michael and Kay's son Anthony. Michael meets with a recsenting senator, who even made a nice a comment in a speech "Anthony VYETO Corleone." He refuses to submit a gsambling licsense to Michael at a reasonable and fair price. When the meeting ends, Michael finally leads up to put "My offer is this. Nothing."

Kay is preagnant with a child. Connie has had at least one other failing marriage. Her next choice is mostly a complete stranger and anyone can see that the relationship will be useless. Michael even puts in to his sister like he does in battle talk "Connie, if don't listen to me, and marry this man, you'll disapoint me." Michael truly is in the business he never wanted.

Michael's intentions are to make a deal to own hotels in Vegas with long family friends Hyman Roth and Johnny Olah. Roth coneects with the Rosato brothers who another long family friend Frank Pantangili despises. So, he aks for the murder which is refuse. Before Michael knows it, his bedroom is shattered by bullets from hitmen. Thus brings us into the battle hyme.

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Vito lives in New York City in a "minature Italy" area with his wife and infant son. He is finally brought into something when Clamenza asks him to hide revolvers for him. There is a local mafia family known as the Black Hand. One of the main men and collectors is Don Funnucci, an evil "protector". Because of him, Vito loses his job at a baker, but kin heartedly reponds to his boss with "You've always been good to me and watched over me like a father, and I won't forget it." When he arrives home, he is in fact enjoyed. When he meets Clamenza, he rewards him by going into "a friends" house and taking a carpet for the apartment.

When Vito and his friends' business in corrupted by Funnucci, Vito dfecides to make a go at it. We get his line of ealier age "I make him an offer he don't refuse." Some of the best directing is put in when Vito goes into an apartment from the rooftop. He has a revolver and a dinner cloth. Vito unscrews the lightbulb and Funnucci taps it to get it back then soon discovers Vito. Vito fires through the cloth. Funnucci does't pay sattention to his attacker He wrather examines the wound as Vito fires more ans soon the cloth is on fire. He finally gives him a mout shot and escapes to the roof where he throw the cloth aout and destroys the pistol by breakng it into pieces and throwing them into chimneys and pipes. An absolutely genious scene.

When Michael discovers that his brother Fredo is the traitor adn gies him the kiss of death, we must be skcocked at the emotion. The script, of course, is real tight and spreads a lot. They finally pull themselves out of tight spot with a senate comittee by intemadating thei key witness Pantangeli with his brother from Sicily. I've seen the film five times and there's there's still a lot I could probably pick up on. Kay leaves Michael and informs him that she delaberertly termanated their coming child.

Vito takes his family on a trip to Sicily where he can expand hs olive oil business and take care of some certain matters. When he makkes the visit to Don Ciccio, he show the respect of kissing his hand and respecting him verbally. Then there's his line "My father's name was Vito Andolini and this is for you!" He slices him accross the stomach. Brilliant cene, of course. Then there's that train trip back where he holds Michaells hand out to wave good-bye.

At the funeral of Mama Corleone, Connie says she'll stay closer to the family and convinces Michael to fordive Fredo who has been eliminated from the family as far as Michael is concerened. there's the intensity of holding him and looking up at Neri who knows what's to be done. Michael is determined to have Roth killed. When Tom abjects he puts "Tom, ya know you surprise me. If one thing's certain. If history has taught us anything, it's that you kill anyone." Also there's "I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies. That's all." Tom makes a visit to Pantangialli. They talk about reference of the Corleone family being the Roman Empire. Tom assures him "Don't you worry about anything Franky Five Angles."

In Tahoe, Kay make a goodbye to the children. Connie rushes her on account of Miachael who does show up and, like before, shuts her out at a doorway, now from her own family. Fredo intends to take Anthony out on a boat ride to fish. Anthony is called in to go to Reno, so Fredo goes alone with Al Neri. Then there's the seguence like the one in the original with killings, only, of course, shorter. Roth is to be handed over to protection at a Miami Airport and he give interviews. Rocco, as a reporter impersonator gets close up and shoots him in the stomach. Michael, being so nice and consederate, didn't bother at all tog ive Rocco protection and he was killed as well. The FBI break open the bathroom door to find Pantangiali in the tub, filled with blood, dead. Michael watches from the boat house as Fredo says his procedure for catching fish, a hail Marry. When he finishes, we are closes on Michael and hear a shot ring. Then we see Neri get up in the boat. Michael then sits down.

"Hey everyone, pay attention this is my friend Carlo Rizzi." The flashback is exactly what is needed for emotion. It's the Godfather's birthday and the day or a few days after Pearl Harbor. Sonny, looking for someone for his sister, introduces Carlo to Connie. Then Sal Tessio comes in with a cake. He referes to the men who have inlisted as "A bunch of saps." Michael questions him and says that he quit school to join the Marines. An innocent and patriotic man who had recentment for his family who put him in an infirmary. Sonny and the others are shcocked and unpleased with this news. As their father comes in they go to sing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" while Michael sits alone at the table. Then there's the scene of Michael eing held by Vito, waving good-bye to Sicily. Finally, there's the incredibly pignant scene on him in his side yard being closed in on. Miserable and completely alone. He will now not be forgiven (at least by a good part of the audience) and is truly more evil then ever.

The score, of course, is very emotional and filled with good compasition. Coppola got the oscar for directing he deserved this time. Everything about the film is great. The acting by Pacino and De Niro. Cinemotagraphy Everything. There's the great powerful paralax of a man arising to hope and being a hero to his people and there's the crookid,villainess successor who destroys what the whole matter of the particular orginazation was and was to protect. Family. This is an encrddible film and an abolute great sequel about a serious subject.