Superior sequel!

Rating: 10/10 (31 July 2018)

After realizing I have just reviewed the first movie, I realized I should do the 2nd!
Out of Coppola's work that I have seen thus far, this is my favorite. This is quite ironic because upon my 1st viewing, I thought it was the weakest of the trilogy.
It may seem insane to rate this above the first, but Richard Roeper calls this his favorite movie.(See IMDB's trivia page for him.)
Now WHY do I like this above the other? Hmmm..I have a hard time explaining that. I think one thing is the quotes. "My offer to you is this...nothing." "My Dad said you would always catch a fish if you said a Hail Mary."(that's a paraphrase.)
If I had to criticize something, it would be its length. Roger Ebert said "no good movie is too long and no bad movie is too short." I disagree with the first half.
TGP2 is very good but it's also very long. At 202 minutes, the movie actually seem longer and I had to repeatedly stop the DVD to get through it. Luckily there is an intermission you can skip.
Either way, I do think this is the best Coppola film and therefore-if you see the 1st movie before this, you will definitely thoroughly enjoy it!