- S: This movie has some serious flaws. Of note are the miraculous ability of Vincent to work for both the Corleone family and their enemies seamlessly. We also don't see Vincent actually ever do
anything in the film other than kill Joey Zasa, another scene filled with nonsense, and flirt with Michael's daughter. Him being annointed coffin-side is absurd and then the events of the murder attempts at the opera
are ridiculously far-fetched. Also, a murder by stabbing with a pair of glasses is creative but borderline comical in sensibility.
- C: This film is missing the magic of the previous two. Sets are decent, but the film keeps replaying bits from either the other films or early parts of this 3 hour long epic.
- E: Long stretches, particularly after the Immobiliare deal is introduced where nothing, and I mean nothing of substance, actually happens. The movie is three hours long but could have easily been a little over 1 hour.
- N: The story is far and away the largest flaw in the film. The film's first hour is focused on a business deal that becomes completely irrelevant for the remainder of the film,
there are characters, like the family member who gets to work at the Vatican, that are pure distractions to whatever semblance of a narrative is taking place at the time, the transition of power in the Corleone family is oddly timed,
and then the ending is a complete sham that is rushed, provides no meaningful details or closure to the trilogy as a whole, and is insensible. There are moments where this film almost feels like an intentional farce to tarnish the reputation of the series.
- T: The film received one bonus point for some creative lighting near the beginning of the film where Michael sits in a chair in his office.
This movie is a major mis-step in the trilogy. This film is 3 hours long and has a rushed ending; didn't even know that was possible.
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