Le Parrain - 3ème partie

Dans le troisième volet de la saga, le personnage de l'avocat joué par Robert Duvall me manque, ainsi que la chimie entre les membres du clan, dont il était le ciment. Et le Michael Corleone de Pacino est très différent - on ne dirait pas que huit ans se sont écoulés depuis le dernier film, mais plutôt vingt. Le retour en Sicile et les accords avec l'église pour accéder aux sphères de pouvoir les plus élevées sont cependant un terrain fertile pour un autre panorama de voyous corrompus, et la réflexion de Michael sur sa propre vie, chargée du poids destructeur de la culpabilité, fait de ce film une conclusion digne de la trilogie. Et aussi la plus émotionnelle. (05/06/2022)

Completely different from the first two parts, deliberately so, and yet still brilliant. It starts off slightly slower, but the final half-hour is possibly the best of the entire saga. Coppola this time gives preference to the younger generation portrayed by the great duo Garcia+Coppola, with Vincent, as a younger version of Michael, taking the lead. It's a beautiful feeling when Connie or Kay appear on the scene, and the ailing Godfather watches over everything, his almost forgotten past resurfacing. Plenty of nostalgia, fate, and memories with a new twist, and throughout the entire duration, chills run down your spine as the viewer more than suspects how it will all end, but doesn't want it to be that way. And for it to end at all. (28/04/2006)

For me personally, the best part of the trilogy. Coppola finally brought some dynamics and tension into it, which was missing for me in the first two parts. Bridget Fonda and especially Andy Garcia, who was rightfully nominated for an Oscar, also helped a lot. The ending was truly heart-stopping. (10/05/2004)

I was the most worried about the last Godfather. After all, continuing the story so many years later is unusual and raises some concerns. A huge time shift in the story, the ageing of the main characters, and so forth. However, my fears were unjustified because the script is tightened to the last detail and doesn't lose any of the atmosphere of the previous films, but it pushes the plot all the way to 1978. Al Pacino is brilliant again as Don Michael, and Andy Garcia is great in the supporting role. The breathtaking Corleone saga comes to an end, and all we have left are the memories. (08/10/2006)

"Real power can't be given. It must be taken." Is returning to the subject matter sixteen years later just flogging a dead horse? No, not at all. Although The Godfather III can’t equal its predecessors, it is still so much better than most other movie productions that it is impossible to give it less than a full set of stars. And the closing half hour is the best passage of the entire trilogy. A marvelous (and again unforgettable) ending to this family saga. (15/01/2007)