The Godfather Part II (1974) Review

For The original godfather, I complained that the runtime was far too long and the movie itself wasn't very interesting. Fortunately, the sequel heard my message loud and clear. Godfather Part II's extremely long runtime is much more excusable, and is actually a decent length to portray everything that happens in the movie. The Godfather Part II is also much more interesting. Less long discussion, more action. But, the Godfather Part II loses all the gems of the original. There were three things I really liked about the Godfather- great characters, dialogue, and awesome scenes. Only one was present in the sequel. The dialogue was fantastic again. But we don't have badass killing scenes like the original did. And the characters just aren't as enjoyable. Michael gets much more screen time, which should be good, but unfortunately, he basically turns into the devil himself. My other favorite characters weren't as great either- tom lost a great amount of screen time, and Vito changed actors for the worse. It was decent, but it fails to improve upon the original.
Movie Rating: B