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The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

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The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

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Critics Consensus

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone pulls the audience back into Francis Ford Coppola's epic gangster saga with a freshly -- albeit slightly -- edited version of its final installment.

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Zaki Hasan San Francisco Chronicle 03/28/2021
Not enough has been changed to turn around anyone who already dislikes it, but in cutting out 13 minutes of runtime, the director has excised many of the small moments that made it uniquely memorable in the first place. Go to Full Review
John Anderson America Magazine 12/18/2020
Much is tailored to the needs of drama in "Godfather, Coda." But one cannot manufacture urgency in a film that lacks the kind of cosmic conflict of its two predecessors. Go to Full Review
David Ehrlich IndieWire 12/18/2020
It's often gripping, sometimes masterful, and almost never betrays its history as the work of a wayward giant scrambling back toward respectability after a long decade lost in the wilderness. Go to Full Review
Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro Apr 23
What it does well, it does very well, offering an alternative closure to one of cinema's most complex characters. [Full review in spanish] Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage 11/01/2022
The descent of Michael to different hells. Each one more tragic. Each one more profound. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Nick Hasted The Arts Desk 03/14/2022
4/5
For all its flashy flaws, perhaps we should be grateful Coppola scrabbled so close to a legitimate last act. Go to Full Review
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Ken R @KRR13 5d Though I've seen The Godfather numerous times and Godfather II more than once, before last night I had never seen "Coda" nor the earlier Godfather III version. Wow, what a stinker. I found the dialog to be idiotic, the acting wooden, the plot boring and barely comprehensible. Surreal to see this movie, so very, very far from the brilliance of the first two films. After sitting bored through the first hour, I started laughing during the heliborne assault and laughed all the way to the end. This is a truly dreadful and worthless waste of 2 1/2 hours. See more Gabriel M @Anonymous12 Jan 28 Better than the final director’s cut version of the film. See more Noah S. @Noah2002 Jan 27 If the Coda version is truly “Coppola’s original vision,” I would hate to see the theatrical cut. The only thing that kept it going for me was the actor’s performances. Oh, and the whole opera tension scene was cool. See more Zlian D @Zliandetsiwt Dec 6 It's a great sequel that focuses more on the dialogue, characters, and the story, which ultimately does result in much slower pacing compared to the first film, but otherwise, this sequel still manages to be absolutely on par with the original, and it is up there as one of the best sequels to any movie of all time. See more Alain E @AlainE Nov 14 Clearly the opinions are divided on this. I don’t claim to remember the original version. I am not sure if the image has been restored but it is now visually impeccable with deep reds and browns. The story is a real tragedy set among twentieth century Italian Americans. Some random observations: don’t expect much if you appear in your father’s movie, who in an effort to show no nepotism buries your credit in the "also acted", although Sofia Coppola is very good playing a major part. Bridget Fonda is credited ahead of her and I could not tell you what character she played. If you wear glasses, now you know that someone could break the frame and slice your carotid artery. Watched with ads on Pluto. See more Gregory S @Gregory566 Nov 11 I thought it was good, definitely not great compared to the first two. Every time Coppola's daughter came on it ruined it for me. She is a terrible actress and her chemistry with everyone was horrible. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2020