Not At The Level of the First Two, But Still Brilliant.

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2014)

The Godfather is raved as being the best movie ever made. It's sequel is arguably better. Sixteen years after Pacino made his biggest captivation in The Godfather Part II, Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo reunite to create a third instalment of the two greatest mob movies ever filmed. The Godfather Part III is raved as being one of those movies that's the worst in the series. That's true, just because the first two are better. Coppola has not done a true masterpiece since Apocalypse Now in 1979. Instead, he has done what I like to call "near masterpieces." This is is one of them. Even if this was a real masterpiece, I doubt this would have surpassed or been at the level of the first two. The very first one was adapted from Puzo's novel and the second one was half an adaptation and half new work. The main reason why the non-adapted stuff in Part II was because it was so close and fresh off from the first. If they did not wait almost twenty years for a third instalment, then Part III probably would have been better. But honestly, who expected it to be at the level of the first two?
Twenty years after splitting with is wife Kay (Keaton), a soon-to-be retired Michael Corleone (Pacino) is being honoured by the Catholic Church for his great contribution. Right before retiring, he wants to legitimize his family by making it non-mob related. Right as the family starts to become normal, Michael is sucked back by his nephew (Garcia) who wants to be the new Don where they must deal with a massive conspiracy by the Vatican.
Pretty much the only flaws I found were Pacino's hairdo (just kidding) and Andy Garcia romancing with cousin, Sofia Coppola. Other than that, the movie is great. After almost twenty years, Coppola and Puzo put together a 3-hour work of excellence. The story is great, acting is top-notch thrills are massive. This may not be as good as the first two, but I think it still stands well by their side.
4/4