An Inspiring Film

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 1999)

This film is often shadowed by the other two classics, Part 1 and 2, but this movie is, in its own right, an amazing film with incredible performances by Al Pacino and Andy Garcia in particular.
Francis Ford Coppola directs this underrated film with family member Sofia putting in a worthy performance as Mary, daughter of Pacino and lover/cousin of Garcia.
Having watched all three, I have to say this is the one that hits me the most. The other two were fine, but they were too cheery. The end two scenes of Part 3 are both touching, and memorable. The one flaw about this great film is the inconclusive end to Sonny Corleone's(James Caan) son Vinnie(Garcia). We neither see whether he lives or not. He disappears near the end with no indication about what happens to him.
Despite this one flaw, Part 3 is a superb conclusion to one of Hollywood's greatest trilogies. But with talk of Leonardo Di Caprio taking on a prequel, I think Ford Coppola should quit while he is ahead.
The Godfather Series has made stars of James Caan(Godfather Part 1), Andy Garcia(Part 3), Sofia Coppola(Parts 1,2,3), John Savage(Part 3), Robert DuVall(Parts 1,2), Joe Mategna(Part 3) and, of course, Al Pacino(Parts 1,2,3). They will never be forgotten by all who have watched any of them. Rating=5/5