Godfather 3 (1990)
Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Diane Keaton
In trilogies, it’s hard to sustain the quality of the movies for all 3 movies. Very few film franchises have been able to do it. By the time you get to the 3rd one, it seems forced, as if the theater companies are only doing it for the money. Matrix Revolutions was the worst of the 3. Return of the Jedi introduced Teddy Ruxpin into the storyline to appeal to a larger audience. These things happen. Bad movies get made that taint the franchise in some way. And Godfather 3 is no different.
For this movie, Sofia Coppola was the Ewok; that furry little creature that ruined Return of the Jedi. Sofia’s acting is so horrible that it overshadows the phenomenal job that Garcia does and destroys the movie. So it’s really no surprise that when you look at her IMDb page, she has done nothing of consequence since this movie. I would go so far to say that if she wasn’t in the movie, this one might be on par with the other 2.
For me, this movie is Fredo. In which case, only one quote from Michael Corleone will do:
“You broke my heart. You broke my heart!”
