• It is a massive production. I forget about that over the years. It has hundreds of extras, massive production detail, 5 locations- Miami, NYC, Tahoe, Cuba and Sicily… the scope reminds of Griffith, von Stroheim, David Lean and it never feels overlong or bloated
  • Guardian says it’s the greatest single final scene in Hollywood history
  • Time out says it’s one of the saddest movies ever made- I tend to agree
  • De Niro won the Oscar for supporting. He’s superb as is every other secondary character from Diane Keaton to John Cazale to Michael Gazzo as Frankie Pentangeli and Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth
  • Pacino is the show though- as good as de niro or anyone else is, it’s his film—it’s disciplined and probably his best work
  • Like all of Coppola’s films it’s wonderfully edited- dissolves galore here
  • The opening Lake Tahoe confirmation celebration certainly mirrors the wedding for the first film
  • The film, décor and lighting have a remarkably consistent look. The natural lighting is superb
  • The fredo kiss scene and the roof stalking sequences are two of my favorite 25-50 scenes of all time along with the devastating finale which may be there as well
  • Masterpiece