Aw Man , I've had it !!!

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2000)

I try not to spill my guts too often but when I do .... well....
I have read in these comments with gaping jaw how people actually think Winona Rider would have played a better daughter to the Don in 'Godfather III' than Sophia Coppola. I mean common are you guys kidding ? I love Winona Rider as an actress but ..... gimme a break here PUH-LEEEEASE !
Sofia Coppola got a bad rap in GodfatherIII from day one. I happen to be an American of Secilian parents and Secilian upbringing. I think she was PERFECTLY cast as the don's daughter. Since she is Francis Ford Coppola's daughter we are to assume that she was placed in the movie as a result of blatant nepotism .... WELL I DON'T AGREE ... I think F. F. Coppola has a pretty good idea of what he is doing and has proven that with his track record. He brought many many personal idea's to the filming of the original Godfather movie which enriched Puzo's story tremendously without altering it one iota. As I recall Coppola's wife designed the entire wedding segment in 'The Godfather' ... I have been to a LOT of Italian weddings and I challenge ANYONE to tell me that those scenes weren't PERFECT representations. I think F.F. Coppola hit a home run by casting his daughter in this film !
Sofia Coppola played that part in Godfather III and represented her character as well as it could have been presented. To give you an example of how stupidly other's would cast a film ... did you know that people in the industry actually argued that Robert Redford and Charles Bronson be considered for the role of Michael in Godfather I ???
If you MUST knock something then knock the Connie Carleone character. In the first two movies Connie Carleone Rizzi was an Italian American. In 'Godfather III' she becomes an American Italian. Talia Shire's acting was, as always, superb but she was way out of character (script knock here not knocking Talia) in Godfather III when you compare this character to the same character in first two movies.