Third time is not the charm in this case.

Rating: 4/10 (4 December 2006)

For me this is not about the other Godfather movies. The first one was a great movie. The second one was even better but this last one was the one they should have never made. Some movies are better off not becoming a trilogy and this one for sure is one that fits the bill. It was so not needed that it is an insult to the Corleone name.
Why I dislike this movie so much was the way it was done. The second Godfather movie did not need to really tie into the first one at all and stood alone with its own story. This one insisted on leaching onto the second story and further explaining it like the audience that saw the second one was too stupid to figure out the plot. It had nonstop flash backs, explaining and so on over mainly the second movie that it really should not be called Godfather three rather Godfather Two and a half.
The only redeeming quality of this movie was Al Pacino. It seemed like he was the ONLY one who really showed up for this movie, which includes the directors and writing staff. I only recently saw the Godfather trilogy so I base this review on fresh eyes but the third one absolutely ruined the Godfather movies for me.
I only give it a 4 out of 10 because of Al Pacino. If no Al then it would be a 1 (probably -5 if it was possible).