Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

1990 • 157 minutter

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Instruktør/forfatter Francis Ford Coppola bringer sin definitive redigering og restaurering af den sidste film i hans episke Godfather-trilogi - Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) er nu i tresserne og vil befri sin familie fra kriminalitet og finde en passende arvtager til sit imperium. Den arvtager kunne være den iltre Vincent (Andy Garcia)... men han kan også være den gnist, der forvandler Michaels håb om en legitim forretning til et inferno af gangstervold. Filmens nøje restaurerede billede og lud, under American Zoetrope og Paramount Pictures, inkluderer en ny begyndelse og slutning så vel som scener, optagelser og musik. Det endelige produkt afspejler forfatter Mario Puzo og Coppolas originale hensigter med The Godfather: Part III og leverer, i Coppolas egne ord: "en mere passende afslutning på The Godfather og The Godfather: Part II."

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The restructured opening provides greater clarity than the original Part III, and the film certainly benefits from being trimmed. The story of Michael Corelone's inevitably doomed redemption is fascinating. Though it remains the least accomplished movie of the series, the other two both sit amongst the greatest ever conceived. The fact that it is not their equal does not detract from what is a moving, powerful instalment in its own right.

Incredibly disappointing. Without spoilers, let's talk about the substantive difference between this and Godfather 3. They are precious few, subtle and believe me, I wanted to be so generous about such a highly regarded trilogy. I just paid £13.99 for this and feel like asking for a refund. Pitiful

The final film in the trilogy didn't fare so well at the box office and to be fair, it really was the weakest of the 3 films. Saying that, I quite enjoyed it anyway. It'll be interesting to see the new cut (new start/end).