Better than II but both are far worse than I.

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 1999)

I don't quite understand why everybody is so praising of Godfather II and so down on Godfather III. It seems obvious that II and III are not nearly the classic I is, I don't see how Godfather II can be rated so far higher. Both have similarly convoluted plots, both have across the board great acting exept for Diane Keaton in II and Francis Ford's Daughter in III, and III has a beautiful overall plot movement towards the devastating final scene. The Vatican stuff is clearer and more interesting than the cuba stuff from II. Diane Keaton is markedly stronger in this one than in the first two. They are all worth seeing, but only Godfather One belongs in the ranks of "best films of all time."