When last we left the events of The Godfather Part II, Micheal Corleone had moved his family to Nevada from New York. Micheal was trying to go straight, but it wasn't working out for him. He was double crossed by Hyman Roth, and even his own brother, Fredo. His wife was still mad at him. His son was learning things he shouldn't, and he had his own brother Fredo killed.
Fast forward to 1979. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), has sold of most of his families ill-gotten booty (Casino's et. al) to other families. But he still can't escape his past.
Michael is desperatly triing to win back his wife kay (Diane Keaton). His son hates him for the fact that he had Fredo "whacked," and his daughter (Soffia Coppola) has mixed feelings. Only his sister (Talia Shire) is still somewhat on his side.
Michael is desperate to get out of anyhting illegal so his son and ex-wife won't hate him. But Michael is trapped by his past deamons and even preasent ones. "Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in!" he cries.
Enter Sonny's illegitimate son, Vincent (Andy Garcia). He wants to become part of the family, he wants to be Michael's second-in-command. Meanwhile, Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna) is causing trouble for Michael, buying up all his old holdings, and triing to get his hands on anything Michael has.
Michael, in a desperate attempt to curb this trend, heads to Rome to make a deal with the Vatican. He wants to buy most of an international company called "Immobilari," owned mostly by the The Roman Catholic Church. Michael almost wins the deal. But the Pope dies, and the new Pope as well Thirty days later. Michael learns some tough lessons that the Roman Catholic Church is, and can be, just as corrupt and illigitimate as he once was...
Though not as good as the first two Godfather films, The Godfather Part III has it's moments.
Godfather III wraps up the Corleone story, but not as nicely as we would have liked. There are many questions left unanswered, however, and if you have seen the first two films, you should understand most of what is happening. Unfortunatly, The Godfather Part III is not a stand-alone movie.
I didn't mind this Godfather, though I found it extremely hard to get into. I don't know why. There is something missing from this installment of A day in the life of Michael Corleone. Maybe it's the actors. I can't say for sure.
And what about the horrible acting from Soffia Coppola? It was so bad that she won the Razzie (handed out for bad movies, actors, directors, etc.; the COMPLETE opposite of the Oscars) for her performance, and was nominated for worst actress of the decade (for this film and for her cameo in Star Wars Episode One: the Phantom Menace)!
Maybe Soffia should stick to writing films like Lost in Translation... at least there she won the Oscar and not the Razzie.
Plot: 
Different. Much different. You definatly need to see the first two to understand this one. However the ending was a nice twist.
Visual Effects:
Good, but not better than the first two Godfathers.
Sound:
The score is just as good as the first two.
Character Development:
Atmosphere: 
Very hard to get into.
Realism:
More Hollywoodized than the first two.
Warren’s Rating:
Movies nominated with it for Best Picture:
Awakenings, (1990); Dances With Wolves, (1990); Ghost, (1990); Goodfellas, (1990)
7.00/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
5-05-04
