The Guardian
It is even better than the first film, and has the greatest single final scene in Hollywood history, a real coup de cinéma.
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The Godfather: Part II
Oscar-winning sequel that tells two concurrent stories: Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) flees his home in Sicily in the early 1900s after his family is murdered, and arrives in America to start a new life. Vito struggles to make ends meet until standing up against a local gang member extorting protection money, his first step toward becoming the most feared and respected figure in his New York neighbourhood.
At the end of The Godfather, we saw the full transformation of Vito’s son Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), from reluctant college drop-out to crime boss. Now based in Lake Tahoe, he is expanding the family business beyond New York and into Las Vegas and Cuba. When his allies, and his own family, turn on him, Michael demonstrates just how ruthless he can be.
Part two to Francis Ford-Coppola’s 1972 landmark film, and the first sequel to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Less1974Rating: R18+200 minsUSA
DramaThrillerClassic
- Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola ('The Godfather' trilogy, 'Apocalypse Now', 'The Conversation', 'Rumble Fish')
- Writer:
- Francis Ford CoppolaMario Puzo
- Cast:
- Al PacinoRobert DuvallDiane KeatonRobert De NiroJohn CazaleJames CaanHarry Dean Stanton
The Godfather: Part II | Awards
Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (De Niro); Academy Awards 1975
The Godfather: Part II | Reviews
96%123 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Roger Ebert
The stunning text of The Godfather is replaced in Part II with prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and good intentions.
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The New York Times
The only remarkable thing about... Part II is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much better (Coppola's) original film was.
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Empire Magazine
Coppola... extended the original story of the Corleone family backwards and forwards, while deepening the characterisations.
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Los Angeles Times
Godfather II is quieter, less propulsive, less furiously violent than Godfather I... (but) still it is compellingly watchable.
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Sydney Morning Herald
A mixture of horror, piety and wit, it is compulsive viewing (even if you feel like closing your eyes in some scenes).
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