This is one of the most iconic films in American history. If you've never seen it, you need to bump it to the top of the queue right now. Not necessarily because you want to, but you need this as part of your overall familiarity with film. This put Francis Ford Coppola on the map, turned Al Pacino into a household name, and wrung one last great performance from Marlon Brando. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is head of a crime family and rules his family and subordinates as well as he can. When he is injured by a rival gang, his sons Sonny (James Caan), Fredo (John Cazale) and Michael (Al Pacino) are pulled in to the family business. Only Michael has the ruthlessness to carry out some harsh business decisions, but it costs him on a personal level.
Every time I watch this film, I get something new out of it. That's what makes this one of the greatest movies ever made. I can hear three bars of the score and instantly be transported into that world. Even at 40-years-old, it has lost none of its power.
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