The best of the three

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

The Godfather Part III is, in my opinion, the best out of all three movies. The Godfather is my second favorite, and Part II a distant third.
This movie was definitely the most complex out of the three. It really details Michael's struggle for the legitimacy of the Corleone family and that he's definitely haunted by ordering the death of his brother Fredo. I think one of the reasons why his character is developed so well over the course of this movie is the fact that it's set in his older years, and he's doing a lot of reflecting on his life, especially after he suffers a diabetic stroke. He's hell-bent on jumping the gap and taking the Corleone family into legitimacy. You see that he really doesn't want to start another war, but in the end it's necessary.
However, Michael is not the one to actually plan everything out. That's taken care of by his nephew, Vincent Mancini (and later on Vincent Corleone). Vincent is the (illegitimate) son of Santino Corleone. In the end Vincent becomes "Don Corleone" and handles everything. At the beginning of the movie, Vincent was raucous, and rowdy like Sonny, but after he's appointed Don, he becomes much more like Michael: Quiet, reserved, and level-headed.
The outstanding storyline is topped only by the SUPERB acting of Al Pacino and the rest of the cast. Al Pacino is one of THE BEST actors of all time and definitely my favorite. He's just absolutely amazing to watch on screen. The final two scenes of this movie are probably the best scenes he's ever done.