Review of The Godfather (1972) by Kyle L — 11 Oct 2014

The Godfather is one of the best and most successful crime/gangster films ever made and it is one of my personal favorite films of all time and it is also one of Francis Ford Coppola's best films. This movie is the story of the Corleone family who struggles to stay in power in the post war America of corruption, deceit and betrayal.

Michael(Vito Corleone's son) soon takes over his father's position and he soon learns what its like to be a true mobster and Godfather at the same time as he takes his father's place. Watching this film is a superb experience and I really feel speechless after watching this film because this is one of the 70's most memorable movies ever made and its impossible to dislike The Godfather because there are so many moments that audiences and film critics will never forget once they watch this film.

What makes The Godfather a very good film is that the film has a compelling and intriguing storyline that flows very well thanks to its superb pacing and outstanding execution the movie never gets boring at all.

Since the movie was made back in the 70's I love the look of the old school settings of this movie like all of the buildings even the look of the film is marvelous and I love the look of the cars including the clothing style of the film is just stunning it gives you the feel of being what its like to live back in the 70's.

The other highlights of this film is that the movie has a superb soundtrack and I love the main theme song of this film and since I first heard it now I was just amazed with it and the main theme song of the film fits well for the film's outstanding execution even the themes and tones are superb because the themes and tones are not only compelling but also very gritty and deep.

Also the movie has so many memorable scenes that everyone will never forget(The death of Sonny in the tollbooth, The intense attack of Vito Corleone in the fruit stand, Vito Corleone's death, The Baptism murders, The vicious sequence where Carlo attacks Connie, The gruesome restaurant shooting, Luca Brasi's death, the death of Michael's wife and the mind blowing finale where Carlo gets garroted in the car)plus the editing is superb, the scenery is beautiful and the cinematography is stunning and outstanding at the same time oh and Francis Ford Coppola's directing is flawless and extremely balanced and focused at the same time.

Now for the acting I seriously couldn't say a word about it because I am seriously speechless with the performances of the casts and the acting is also one of the film's true main highlights of this film and seriously all the casts did a very good job with their performances in the film and their performances deserves an Academy award and a Golden Globe Award as well.

I'm serious about the performances of the casts. James Caan did a very good job with his performance in the film as Sonny Corleone, The same can be said with Robert Duvall's performance as Tom Hagen but out of all the casts Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and Diane Keaton are the best in the film.

Their performances are the true main highlight of the film and I love Marlon Brando's performance as Vito Corleone the father of Michael, Connie and Fredo Corleone, Diane Keaton's performance was also outstanding in one of her earlier films as Kay Adams Corleone Michael's wife and first love but Al Pacino is by far the best in the film his performance as Michael Corleone was believable and likable at the same time this is by far his best film to date next to Scarface and his performance in this film is unstoppable and deserves an Academy Award at the same time.

Director Francis Ford Coppola did an amazing job with his work on this film and I seriously love the way he made this film and I can't wait to watch the next two Godfather films he made as well and this is also the only best film he ever made because he managed to turn Mario Puzo's novel into a stunning masterpiece.

Overall The Godfather is a provoking, compelling and outstanding crime/gangster film that we will never forget this is one of the best films in the history of cinema and it is now my personal favorite film to date.

This movie gets a 10.9/10. Francis Ford Coppola you are a legendary filmmaker!