The Godfather, Part II Reviews
Top CriticIt's a second movie made largely out of the bits and pieces of Mr. Puzo's novel that didn't fit into the first. It's a Frankenstein's monster stitched together from leftover parts. It talks. It moves in fits and starts but it has no mind of its own.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Bullz-Eye.com
De Niro makes a great Vito, and seems to channel Marlon Brando as he transforms into the Don. While compelling in their own right, these flashbacks provide a break from Michael's single-mindedness, and clearly outline the similarities between the two men.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Common Sense Media
Part II is brilliant, but not for kids.
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| Original Score: 5/5
The stunning text of The Godfather is replaced in Part II with prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and good intentions.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Few sequels have expanded upon the original with the faithfulness and detail of this one.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Three Movie Buffs
Instead of sitting in the shadow of the original Godfather, the Godfather Part II added to to the epic and made it even greater.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Arizona Daily Star
A rare sequel to a great film that recaptures and expands upon the mastery of its predecessor.
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| Original Score: 4/4
eFilmCritic.com
Could this somehow be even better than "The Godfather"? Decide for yourself while I go watch both movies.
| Original Score: 5/5
AskMen.com
It delves deeper into the Corleone mythology, past the romanticism, to deliver an epic and intelligent tragedy.
FilmsInReview.com
A rich, fully realized epic.
| Original Score: 5/5
Flipside Movie Emporium
The corruption of Michael Corleone reaches its climax in this, the only proper conclusion to the Godfather saga.
| Original Score: 5/5
Combustible Celluloid
This film has an even broader scope than the original, but does not fail in its depiction of small, intimate moments and surprising emotional reveals.
The Paramount release has everything going for it.
Filmcritic.com
Unlike many critics, I don't feel the sequel has the weight of the original
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
The performances, Gordon Willis' memorably gloomy camerawork, the stately pace and the sheer scale of the story's sweep render everything engrossing and so, well, plausible that our ideas of organised crime in America will forever be marked by this movie.
Flick Filosopher
Rare is the sequel that equals the film that spawned it.
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| Original Score: 9/10
Apollo Guide
The Mother of All Sequels: a film at once both greater and lesser than its predecessor
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| Original Score: 93/100
