The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1972) September 2, 2006
Posted by Daniel Stephens in : 1970s, Drama, Film reviews, Crime , trackbackDir. Francis Ford Coppola screenplay by Mario Puzo; starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, James Caan, Sterling Hayden.
The greatest film made about the mafia (or should that be American-Italian culture, familial loyalty, capitalism) that is only, arguably, bettered by its sequel and ‘Goodfellas’.
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[…] THE GODFATHER is about family, and about one dude going from all-American war hero to violent and manipulative monster. We watch Pacino transform, but in GOOD SHEPHERD, Damon’s transformation is purely circumstantial. Pretty-boy Damon uses that poker face he learned on the set of ROUNDERS, and he never lets go. […]