Drama Rated PG-13
“The unique POV is not a gimmicky technique but a transferring of creative responsibility.
Drama Rated R
“Could Colin Farrell’s true calling be as a comedian?
An ambitious expansion of the Godfather saga from Francis Ford Coppola that goes both forward and backward in time. Al Pacino evokes the tragedy of a doomed Shakespearean king as his Michael Corleone begins to sink into the quagmire of his sins, while scenes of the original Don Corleone as a young man (Robert De
Considering the way it inadvertently lampoons and nearly diminishes the earlier two films, this is nothing less than a travesty. Everything that was subtle and insinuating about this family crime saga is obviously laid out in the open here, so that most of the dialogue consists of characters spelling out the series’ underlying themes. Even
“…one of ickiest framing devices in recent memory.
“The cast makes the most of Allen’s predetermined screenplay.
Drama Rated NR
"…rises above any pro-choice or pro-life preachiness because the picture’s first concern is for the humanity of its characters, born or not."
“…can’t quite nail a consistent tone.
“…almost as if Terrence Malick had directed Citizen Kane.
“If Coppola had started his career with this sort of mush, we might never have gotten Apocalypse Now or The Godfather.
