The Godfather

“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” a must watch movie. the first 90 minutes are absolutely perfect, the restaurant scene and everything leading up to it was so well crafted and tense. the remainder of the film was still pretty good. i found the Sicily side plot to be a little lack luster and i felt that it added unnecessary length to the film. i also found the time skips and general passage of time to be a little confusing in the latter half of the film, especially with the very sudden transition of power from Vito Corleone to Michael once he returns to America. the ending wrapped up the film nicely and i enjoyed seeing Michael’s evolution as a character. Marlon Brando had an all time performance, like it was some of the best acting i’ve ever seen, and Al Pacino was also great. lastly, i think the Godfather theme song is one of my favorite pieces of music used in a film, it is just so badass and perfectly captures the whole theme of this movie.