Jon Monsarrat review: boring, too much remembrances

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2006)

The first two Godfather movies kept you guessing and there was enormous tension and interaction between the players. This time, with Godfather III, the film is slow and the plot feels devoid of imagination.
Don Corleone is a mobster who wants "out" of the business and to live a legitimate lifestyle. We're supposed to feel sorry for him. My thought on this is first off, no, I don't feel sorry for murderers, and secondly, so what? You can't base an entire film on saying over and over again how sorry you are. It's boring. Every scene is melodramatic, as though it's going to have more impact if the film is twice as long as it should be. Again, boring.
I think what's happening here is that this film is only for fans, people who loved the first two movies, and know all the characters. It's been a few years for me so I was seeing Godfather III fresh, and it didn't strike me.
Who should see this movie:
-- Fans of the first two, but save it for a rainy day, and you are safe to skip it. But see Lost in Translation.
-- People who toss oranges around right before dying I'll give The Godfather: Part III a let's-let-it-slide-into-history 5 out of 10.