My Vote of 1 was generous....

Rating: 1/10 (1 November 2002)

As a person who is able to practically recite the entire script of the first two Godfathers, and has yet to tire of watching either one or both, my disappointment in III was near fatal. This disaster approaches biblical proportions...one plague after another. Contrary to popular thought, I found Sophie Coppula to be a breath of fresh air in this stinker. Katherine Hepburn, Meryl Streep and Glenda Jackson in their prime would have failed in this part as the daughter of Michael Corleone...so give Francis Ford's kid a break...Also, I loved Andy Garcia, but alas, even he could not save this sequel. Al Pacino has not aged well, and those of us who remembered Michael as the handsome, strong silent type, as displayed when he slammed the door on his ex-wife. His bad-hair and sunken cheeked ranting and raving, made me think that he was attempting to resurrect the snarling, spitting Scarface. The plot of this show was also way too convoluted and boring to keep my attention long enough to care who was wacking who. The Consumer Protection people ought to investigate the usage of the "Godfather" packaging. So, this is my story and I'm sticking to it.....