Review of The Godfather (1972) by Dylan D — 08 Mar 2018

I do not understand the hype and legacy this movie enjoys. This is an average film at best, and if I had to choose a better mob movie then I would go with Goodfellas every time.

The film follows two story lines. There's Marlon Brando as "Don Corleone" and his dealings with the organized crime business. And then there is Al Pacino as "Michael Corleone" and his decent into the business, and how it corrupts and transforms him into a monster. You would think that by this description the movie must be tense, and interesting right? Well your wrong. The movie is boring, drawn out, and lacks any tension, or excitement. Not only that but I don't know if I was so bored that I just missed half the dialogue, or if it was never there to begin with. I was perpetually confused by the stuff happening in this movie because I wasn't getting any info as to what the characters were doing, or what was being set up.

If you really like mobster movies then by all means watch this film and talk about how awesome it is, but beyond that just look for a better movie, because there are a lot of them.