Aftermath

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 2013)

16 years after the second Godfather came out, finally the long awaited sequel arrived. And it was received well by the academy, when it comes to the nominations. It didn't win anything, but just the sheer amount of nominations are proof, that they must have done something right. And the movie is good. Al Pacino returning again and playing exceptional as he did in the other movies too. You do wonder why he never won an Oscar for the character of Michael Corleone.
Andy Garcia is a welcome addition (even if he mirrors his father Sonny) and not the only thing that reminds or is supposed to be a throwback to the first Godfather. There are many hints at what Pacino does or where he goes that connect this movie to the other movies (even the second one, with the oil company mentioned by Garcias character). So if you have been following the movies, there are many treats for you to be found here.
It still concludes the sage that started with the first movie, for better or worse. So while people wanted another movie (and maybe still urge for that), I would tell them to watch the Sopranos. The fact that it's a TV show works for it, because it has more time to develop characters and show you stuff that is tough to put in a movie (even a long one as this here, with almost 3 hours running time). The ending might not be to everyones taste, but I think it suits the trilogy to go out like that ... Whatever that means to you