Academy Awards, USA 1991
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture Francis Ford Coppola |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Andy Garcia | |
| Best Director Francis Ford Coppola | |
| Best Cinematography Gordon Willis | |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Dean Tavoularis Gary Fettis | |
| Best Film Editing Barry Malkin Lisa Fruchtman Walter Murch | |
| Best Music, Original Song Carmine Coppola (music) John Bettis (lyrics)
For the song "Promise Me You'll Remember".
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Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Paramount)
Now firmly in control of the family, Michael Corleone finds himself in almost the same position as his father before him. The "favors" asked of him by friends, family and acquaintances lead to coercion, blackmail and murder. Meanwhile his home life is a mess: his wife has left him and his daughter is sleeping with cousin Andy Garcia, who also wants to take over as Don of the family. Michael tries to go legitimate and sells the families interests in gambling and drugs, but when he tries to take over a large European company the Catholic church gets in the way. leading all the way to the pope. The convoluted plot falls apart due to the poor acting on display: Sofia Coppola and Talia Shire are terrible, Andy Garcia tries and fails to imitate James Caan and even Pacino goes off the deep end with a laughable stroke, diabetic attack and silent scream. Only Diane Keaton manages to present any kind of believable performance. A sad coda to the first two films, it's not even in the same ballpark.
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