Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Brando made Don Vito something we rarely see in movies: a tragicomic villain-hero, a vulnerable hood.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb 2011
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Traces the arc of this doomed idealism with a beauty that is still fresh.
– F.X. Feeney,
L.A. Weekly,
23 Feb 2011
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Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
– Andrew Sarris,
Village Voice,
24 Sep 2012
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To permit us a glimpse at The Mob, with all of its ethnic insularity, is like giving a chronic gambler a chance to wander above the false mirrors that overlook every casino.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan 2013
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The Godfather is overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood.