THE GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE
The good news is that this film isn't quite as unwieldy as the title. It's a re-edited version of the theatrical release version of ‘The Godfather Part III’, which I may or may not have seen, I really can't remember. So I can't speak to the changes, but the consensus is that Coppola's edits make for a tighter narrative (thank goodness). But of course he can't do anything about the film's two main problems: the presence of Sofia Coppola and the absence of Robert Duvall. Although Sofia's performance was savaged by the critics it is not her fault that the subplot of the romance between her character (Mary, Michael's daughter) and her cousin Vincent (played by Andy Garcia) is so poorly written and dull. If it could have been removed in its entirety we would have been spared several excruciating scenes. It would also have cut down the running time, which wouldn’t have gone amiss. On the subject of plots that don’t add a lot, I couldn’t raise much int...