The Sins of the (God)Father

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2013)

Payback is a Bitch. Or to put it another way, the Sins of Father. In this case The Godfather. He pays dearly for his past as this Movie is want to present, and it does so in a way that is the Third Act of a tragic and epic Saga.
The charm and allure of Mafia Life are abandon here, much to the chagrin of Movie Audiences and Critics, for Corporate Intrigue run by Crooks more deadly than Street Thugs, and this is a far more difficult thing to present as Entertainment. Nothing here is attractive or appealing to Gangsta Wannabes or those looking for some sort of Pulp presentation.
This is an unwelcome but necessary conclusion if anything remotely resembling Reality is to be part of its conceit. All the Money and Power in the World cannot sanitize the corruption that is the foundation of the "Family" and the Church.
An underrated Movie with a willing Cast and sumptuous Production. This was not an easy thing to pull off and it works on the level of Conclusion. Nothing happens here that could be considered a Fairy Tale ending. It is an ending to a Film Trilogy and as Entertainment cannot compete with the first two Movies. As a stand alone it would be unbearably gloomy and sardonic, but as a Final Act to the Opera that is The Godfather it is not only satisfying it was inevitable.