An unfairly treated film

Rating: Null/10 (29 June 2002)

After having read so many negative things about this movie, I was a bit worried that it might ruin the Godfather saga. How wrong I was. Part III is a worthy addition to the saga and has being unfairly treated by various film critics and fans.You really feel for Michael Corleone as he tries to completly eradicate the shadows of his criminal past and move on to be respectable.The film interweaves this with a shady conspiracy dealing with the Vatican and the murder of the reformist Pope John Paul I.However unbelievable this may sound, it has it's roots in real life.As the film goes on, you see how Michael has changed from a murderous near-tyrant to a older more human person.***MINOR SPOILERS FOLLOW***A very beautiful and emotional part in part III is when Michael's son, Anthony, plays a love song in Italian on an acoustic guitar.The scene is mixed in with footage from part I at Michael's wedding.It's a very poignant scene and is not only the best in the film, but one of the best in the saga.***END SPOLERS*** The film is not without it's faults, however.Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone is awful in all her scenes.I cringed every time she appeared and she would of ruined the movie had it not been for the excellence to be found elsewhere. All in all, The Godfather Part III is a brilliant film.Don't listen to the critics and watch the film.You won't be disappointed.