It's not Shakespearean, but it's tragic.
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03/08/08
The Godfather Part II (1974)
98 %
Reviews Counted: 51 Fresh: 50 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 9.3/10
Consensus:
Drawing on strong performances by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, Francis Ford Coppola's continuation of Mario Puzo's Mafia saga set new standards for sequels that have yet to be matched or broken.
Runtime: 3 hrs 20 mins
Synopsis: The sequel to THE GODFATHER tells the story of both a young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), newly arrived in America, and his son Michael (Al Pacino), forty years later, running the family empire. On the streets of Hell's Kitchen in 1917 New York City, Vito is initiated into the ways of the local... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Composer: Nino Rota
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Composer: Nino Rota
Reviews
Top Critic
Shadows lurk throughout the movie, as they do over the Corleones' lives.
02/07/08
A mesmerizing sequel that explores the parallels in the life of father and son.
12/13/06
A rare sequel to a great film that recaptures and expands upon the mastery of its predecessor.
11/12/06
The performances, Gordon Willis' memorably gloomy camerawork, the stately pace and the sheer scale of the story's sweep render everything engrossing and so, well, plausible that our ideas of organised crime in America will forever be marked by this movie.
06/24/06
Could this somehow be even better than "The Godfather"? Decide for yourself while I go watch both movies.
04/03/05
The stunning text of The Godfather is replaced in Part II with prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and good intentions.
10/23/04
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