I just finished watching The Godfather Part III. Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first.

Sofia Coppola. She can't act. I don't want to be mean. So judging by her performance in The Godfather Part III, she can't act. She may have proven else where that she can. I haven't seen it. But she's very still and stiff. She delivers her lines and waits to deliver her next line. I can't even tell if she actually breathes in real life. With that said, she doesn't sink the ship, and isn't in the movie that much. So it's okay.

The Godfather Theme Music. They almost use it too much. I'm not a big fan of having music play over every frame of a movie. A movie needs to breathe (unlike its actors). Sometimes, the music tells us how to feel instead of complimenting what's going on on the screen. And we decide what to feel according to what's on the screen. But, it is good music.

Nicholas Cage. He's not in the movie so don't freak out. His name is listed as a producer. I actually like Nicholas Cage and enjoy his movies. But I don't think his name should be on any of the Godfather movies.

Now let's talk about the good things.

Pacino. Pacino is Pacino. Pacino can steal a scene by just wiping his brow. Like I said, Pacino is Pacino. (my spellchecker says that Pacino is a misspelling of "passion")

The movie is beautiful from the opening to the ending. There really are some stunning shots in this movie. I really shouldn't call it a movie. It is a film. There is a difference. The Opera stuff is amazing. The shots of the Italian landscapes, though less here than in the other two, are nice as well, including the Vatican parts.

Part III usually gets a bad rap, but I don't think it deserves it. Sure, it's the lesser of the three. But it is a good film. If it wasn't for the fact it is a third to The Godfather I and II, it might even be considered a great film.

And don't forget in the film we learn that the Vatican is the bigger Mafia, and that incest is wrong.

  ¶ 1:28 AM