Review of The Godfather (1972) by Richard D — 20 Jul 2018
If pressed, I'd probably back this and the best film ever made, or at least the best film made inside the American studio system. It's a great adaptation of a popular novel that improves on the novel (as movies are apt to do .
.. it seems very difficult to adapt great novels to the screen, but merely good ones usually make cracking good films). It's perfectly cast, which is quite a feat given it's mix of relatively obscure Hollywood actors and complete unknowns.
The Nino Rota sore is perfection. I could quibble about a few things (I'm not that keen on Talia Shire), but it's a 3 hour film that I could watch again immediately after finishing it.
This review of The Godfather (1972) was written by Richard D on 20 Jul 2018.
The Godfather has generally received very positive reviews.
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