Everyone said the third one was shit. But it was the pentultimant consequence of Michael’s success. He was all alone at the end, a victim of his own ruthlessness and success. It completed the arc.
The third one was mostly ruined by the fact that Sofia Coppola couldn’t act. The scenes between her and Andy Garcia were verging on painful to watch. But yes, the bits of the film that were about Michael were good, actually.
I never thought it was shit. For sure, it was the weakest of the three by a pretty good measure, but it does end the story decently enough. Plus, considering the success of the first two, there was nowhere to go but down with the third one!
Everyone said the third one was shit. But it was the pentultimant consequence of Michael’s success. He was all alone at the end, a victim of his own ruthlessness and success. It completed the arc.
The third one was mostly ruined by the fact that Sofia Coppola couldn’t act. The scenes between her and Andy Garcia were verging on painful to watch. But yes, the bits of the film that were about Michael were good, actually.
It is possible for a movie to both correctly complete an arc and also be shit.
I never thought it was shit. For sure, it was the weakest of the three by a pretty good measure, but it does end the story decently enough. Plus, considering the success of the first two, there was nowhere to go but down with the third one!
Funny thing.
When you said ‘the third one’ I thought you were referring to Fredo.
But I see that you meant the third movie. Even re-editied, I don’t want to see it.