The Godfather Reviews
Top CriticTo permit us a glimpse at The Mob, with all of its ethnic insularity, is like giving a chronic gambler a chance to wander above the false mirrors that overlook every casino.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
Time Out Chicago
It's hard to find a moment in the film that isn't great. The Godfather lives up to the term masterpiece.
Matt's Movie Reviews
A defining film in the history of cinema, The Godfather introduced a legendary filmmaker and several acting greats in the telling of an Italian American dynasty undone by the tragic circumstances of their criminal exploits.
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| Original Score: 5/5
EmanuelLevy.Com
This compeling movie of mafia and family life is superb in every department, writing, acting, directing, a highlight of Coppola's career as well as of New American Cinema.
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| Original Score: A
L.A. Weekly
Traces the arc of this doomed idealism with a beauty that is still fresh.
Sky Movies
Terrific performances and the perfect brooding atmosphere make it a truly outstanding work.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Brando made Don Vito something we rarely see in movies: a tragicomic villain-hero, a vulnerable hood.
In its blending of new depth with an old genre, it becomes that rarity, a mass entertainment that is also great movie art.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
The Godfather films remain so powerful, so ubiquitous, because in the Corleones we see the American Dream -- and in turn, ourselves.
Common Sense Media
The classic tale of a Mafia family. Not for kids.
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| Original Score: 5/5
MovieCrypt.com
With all due respect to this 1972 classic, Vizzini was right: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
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| Original Score: 4.0/4.0
As filmmaking and storytelling, 'The Godfather' remains a bravura piece of work, its set pieces, dialogue and performances entrenched cinematic icons.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Guardian [UK]
A measured, deathly serious epic.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Total Film
The greatest gangster film ever made.
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| Original Score: 5/5
ColeSmithey.com
Like a favored method of Mafia influence, "The Godfather" is an offer no audience can refuse.
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| Original Score: A+
7M Pictures
With the themes of family and loyalty, this film is a must see for any movie fan.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Movie Views
Coppola offers a rich and layered look at family and does so with an incredible cast and a meticulous amount of detail.
Movie Metropolis
Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic, The Godfather, is to gangster films what Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments was to super spectaculars.
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| Original Score: 10/10
Reel Film Reviews
...it's the stellar cast's career-best work that ultimately assures the viewer's interest even through the film's less-than-enthralling stretches.
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| Original Score: 3/4
