Not a waste of time, but not necessary

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2011)

This film suffers when you compare it to the previous two Godfather films. After all, when it is about a sequel, you immediately have expectations of it feeling the same as the previous one(s).
In the case of Godfather and Godfather II, their tone is exactly identical. With only two years between their filming, it is easy to understand that Coppola, Puzo and actors had that same energy going on.
Godfather III was made over 15 years later, so there really is a great gap this time. The actors are older, some of the old faces are gone and new ones have stepped in.
What is the problem of this film? Primarily it is the fact, that it doesn't have that same tone or amount of content that the previous two had. They were frighteningly subtle and documenting. This one is more based on drama and it has more straight-forward storytelling. It really didn't tell you anything you needed to know after the brilliant and wrap-up at the end of Godfather II.
So, is it a bad film? No. But it certainly isn't near as good as the first two ones. It doesn't insult your intelligence or anything and it is made with heart, but, still, if this film vanished, I wouldn't miss it that much.