Review of The Godfather (1972) by C.j. O — 19 Mar 2015

Really, this film is outside of my interest level. I don't want to spend three hours with people I wouldn't trust my rear with. But in a contradictory sense, Marlon Brando's character had a weird sense of honor which completely contradicted his rep as a mobster. His character, Vito Corleone was the kind of guy you felt comfortable around, as long as you were on his good side. Marlon Brando was easily my favorite part of this. He put in a strange sense of emotion in the form of an easy-going, smooth talking family man that doesn't care about the outside world as long as it doesn't invoke his favorite aspect of life: family. Michael, on the other hand, just became freakin' psychotic. I wouldn't want to spend 1 nanosecond with the new scumbag.

That film offered many surprises through the twists, acting, camera, whoa. The only flaws I could think of were the length (a lot of the scenery was partially filler) and the Italian needed subtitles. Other than that, the dialogue was perfect and the score was good. I give it a 98. It's not perfect, but I can understand its status.