What happened?

Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2006)

After the immense success of the first two Godfather films, it was only right that there should be a third one. This entry takes place in New York during the 1970s. Michael Corleone is older now, and he's struggling to go legitimate and leave the Corleone crime empire to somebody else. Sonny Corleone's son Vincent is struggling to become the Don, but Michael doesn't trust him. As Michael tries to get out, a series of events causes him to be sucked back in. You'd think this entry would be just as good as the last two, but it's not. It's just not the same. You don't get the same feeling watching it.
It's a given that Al Pacino is older and Michael Corleone is older as well, but Al just doesn't play him the same. Michael Corleone had a certain style from the way he talked to the way he acted. In this movie, Al Pacino plays him differently, like a character from one of his more recent movies. All of the actors from the first film are gone except for Diane Keaton and Talia Shire, but they're not important enough for the audience to care. Sofia Coppola is in the role of Michael's daughter Mary showing some of the worst acting I've ever seen. The only new actor that deserves praise is Andy Garcia as the cocky Vincent Corleone.
This entry in the Godfather series has the obligatory 3 hour running length, but unlike the first two films, you'll be checking your watch to see when it ends. Even less happens in this movie than the first one. It's long and boring, and it doesn't even have the same style as the first two films. Overall, it's good to watch if you've seen the first two, and it's not terrible, but it just doesn't have the classic quality of the first two films.
6.5/10