- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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5 out of 5
In The Godfather, Don Corleone's war hero son Michael (Al Pacino) turns into a man who orders death like room service. In this sequel, Michael is a symbol of an America born of immigrant idealism and dying of corruption. The only moral support is the Family. Breathtaking in scope, Part II also shows the early life of the Don, brilliantly portrayed by Robert De Niro, as he flees Sicily and sails for New York. These sequences have the grandeur of a silent movie by DW Griffith or Erich von Stroheim; the later sequences, with Michael in Cuba, are clumsy and confusing, though the climax is as chilling as the look on Michael's face when he realises that even Family members can be rubbed out. Pacino gives a monumental performance, and it was an equally monumental crime that he never won an Oscar for it.
Plot Summary
Epic crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Michael Corleone is determined to legitimise the family business, but struggles to escape its violent past. With his leadership challenged by rival factions, Michael becomes increasingly obsessed with family loyalty, as he remembers his late father's first, challenging days in America.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Michael Corleone
- Al Pacino
- Tom Hagen
- Robert Duvall
- Kay Corleone
- Diane Keaton
- Vito Corleone
- Robert De Niro
- Connie
- Talia Shire
- Fredo Corleone
- John Cazale
- Hyman Roth
- Lee Strasberg
- Frank Pentangeli
- Michael V Gazzo
- Al Neri
- Richard Bright
- Fanucci
- Gaston Moschin
- Genco
- Frank Sivero
- Mama Corleone
- Morgana King
- Deanna Corleone
- Marianna Hill
- Merle Johnson
- Troy Donahue
- Willie Cicci
- Joe Spinell
- Tessio
- Abe Vigoda
- Mrs Marcia Roth
- Fay Spain
- Vito's mother
- Maria Carta
- Sen Pat Geary
- G D Spradlin
- Rocco Lampone
- Tom Rosqui
- FBI agent
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Sonny Corleone
- James Caan
Crew
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
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