Post by ck100 on Dec 1, 2020 16:22:03 GMT
Consensus so far seems to be that it's still flawed and not as good as the first two, but it's better than the theatrical cut. Sofia Coppola is still bad, but less bad than before.
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_godfather_coda_the_death_of_michael_corleone
www.metacritic.com/movie/the-godfather-coda-the-death-of-michael-corleone/critic-reviews
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/godfather-coda-death-michael-corleone-130654661.html
"The deal struck by Michael with Donal Donnelly's Archbishop Gilday of the Vatican Bank originally occurred 40 minutes into the film: this is now the opening scene, and echoes the sequence in the first Godfather film in which Marlon Brando’s Don Vito holds court in his study as his daughter’s wedding takes place outside. Coppola is inviting us to reflect on how far the Corleone family has come, and yet also how little has fundamentally changed."
"Though the film’s second half has been considerably less tinkered-with than the first, Sofia Coppola’s notorious performance as Mary has been recalibrated to striking effect. Mary remains an awkward, naive and, yes, sometimes annoying presence – yet it’s now clear that this is simply who the character is, rather than a result of actorly ineptitude. Some ungainly moments that could be read either way have been judiciously cut, including a tantrum-like scamper away from her father and brother in Sicily."
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_godfather_coda_the_death_of_michael_corleone
www.metacritic.com/movie/the-godfather-coda-the-death-of-michael-corleone/critic-reviews
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/godfather-coda-death-michael-corleone-130654661.html
"The deal struck by Michael with Donal Donnelly's Archbishop Gilday of the Vatican Bank originally occurred 40 minutes into the film: this is now the opening scene, and echoes the sequence in the first Godfather film in which Marlon Brando’s Don Vito holds court in his study as his daughter’s wedding takes place outside. Coppola is inviting us to reflect on how far the Corleone family has come, and yet also how little has fundamentally changed."
"Though the film’s second half has been considerably less tinkered-with than the first, Sofia Coppola’s notorious performance as Mary has been recalibrated to striking effect. Mary remains an awkward, naive and, yes, sometimes annoying presence – yet it’s now clear that this is simply who the character is, rather than a result of actorly ineptitude. Some ungainly moments that could be read either way have been judiciously cut, including a tantrum-like scamper away from her father and brother in Sicily."