The Godfather Part II

4.71
    The Godfather Part II
    1974

    Synopsis

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

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    Cast

    • Al PacinoDon Michael Corleone
    • Robert DuvallTom Hagen
    • Diane KeatonKay Corleone
    • Robert De NiroVito Corleone
    • John CazaleFrederico 'Fredo' Corleone
    • Talia ShireConstanzia 'Connie' Corleone
    • Lee StrasbergHyman Roth
    • Michael V. GazzoFrank Pentangeli
    • G. D. SpradlinSenator Pat Geary
    • Richard BrightAl Neri

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    • 100

      Empire

      And with supporting roles from the likes of Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall and Lee Strasberg, to say nothing of Roger Corman and Harry Dean Stanton in bit parts, this is nothing short of magisterial.
    • 100

      ReelViews

      As the beginning of Part II echoes the opening of "The Godfather," so too does the end. Because of the manner in which circumstances are handled and considering the people involved, the impact here is more forceful. The tragic flaw has accomplished its poisonous, inevitable designs. Coppola punctuates both movies with a gut-twisting exclamation point.
    • 100

      TV Guide Magazine

      Cinematographer Willis superbly captures the turn-of-the-century period, applying a seriographic tint to flashback scenes for a softer, richer look than the sharp image of the ongoing contemporary story.
    • 100

      Time Out London

      This is quite simply one of the saddest movies ever made, a tale of loss, grief and absolute loneliness, an unflinching stare into the darkest moral abyss.
    • 100

      Total Film

      The plotting is elliptical and the sweep intoxicates, but the contrast between De Niro’s meditative Vito and Pacino’s soul-starved eyes brings piercing focus to Coppola’s resonating study of corrupting power.
    • 90

      Variety

      Al Pacino again is outstanding as Michael Corleone, successor to crime family leadership.
    • 90

      The Hollywood Reporter

      It is neither a very happy or driving picture. But it is intellectually daring and marks an important breakthrough in the growing up of the Hollywood film.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Coppola is unable to draw all this together and make it work on the level of simple, absorbing narrative. The stunning text of "The Godfather" is replaced in Part II with prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and good intentions.

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