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

1990 • 157 minuter

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Regissören/manusförfattaren Francis Ford Coppola ger oss sin definitiva restaurering av den sista filmen i sin episka Gudfadern-trilogi - Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), nu i 60-årsåldern, försöker att hitta en lämplig efterträdare till sitt imperium. Den efterträdaren kan vara eldig Vincent (Andy Garcia)...men han kan också vara gnistan som förvandlar Michaels hopp om affärslegitimitet till ett inferno av maffiavåld. Filmens restaurerade bild och ljud, under överseende av amerikanska Zoetrope och Paramount Pictures, inkluderar en ny början och slut, samt redigering av scener, bilder och musik. Resultatet återspeglar författaren Mario Puzos och Coppolas ursprungliga avsikter med Gudfadern: Del III och levererar, i Coppolas ord, "ett bättre slut till Gudfadern och Gudfadern: Del 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).