Review of The Godfather (1972) by Isadore H — 07 Jun 2017

The Godfather is ranked in the highest ranks of filmography, and deservedly so. The theme of Italian gangsters set in the mid 1900's seems like such a tired a tired and worn out theme on paper, but Capolla manages to make it seem fresh at every turn.

Marlon Brando plays in his career defining role, and completely owns his screen time, which is surprisingly smaller than one would think. Pacino is also magnificent, he captures his characters turn quite well and makes it very believable.

I loved the character of Luca Brasi, he will remain one of the best parts of the film in my mind. This classic sacrifices excessive violence and bloodshed in order to build up the world and characters contained in it, and this move is not only smart, but it is what separates this film from the many knock offs of it.