Less God, More Father! Godfather Marathon  28/12/08  21H00 (Screen)

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2009)

This final part was projected after a short pause of 30 min and closed my marathon.
A lot of people dislike it: it's even not among the IMDb top 100. In addition, the movie failed for Oscar and paid his dues to the Hollywood life, with a missing Robert Duvall!
Nevertheless, for me it's the best! I have already seen it years ago at its release and the spell is always there!
All the great thing that makes the Godftaher are here and updated for the 90's: the family, the desire for clean business, the unforgiven criminal roots, Sicilia, the Christian faith, the scandals and  the music: Coppola chooses to close his trilogy with an opera and he has fine taste: "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni! Really, really great music and closely tied with the frames
It took 2 movies for Al to be under the flashlight with his acting, but this time, it's really him who steals the show: You see that he has gained a lot of experience under his belt: amused and serious with his affairs, lovestruck for his ex-wife, and deeply caring for his children.
His reaction on the red carpet after the show is my most moving scene of all time: never seen a pain so big in another movie! Just for that single moment, Al deserves my eternal gratitude!
Right after, you have the biggest love montage on the opera Intermezzo and you finish with a deep lesson of philosophy: In 2 minutes, Coppola said it all about life and it's an amazing feat!
Thanks!