He accuses different people of involvement in the attempted hit depending on whom he is talking to. This launches a complicated sequence of events that has Michael, who is now living in Nevada, traveling to Miami, Cuba, New York, and so on. Michael believes that someone on the 'inside' was involved with the hit. After the party is over, there is an attempted hit on Michael, and we quickly learn that not everything is rosy in the Corleone's mafia world. Perhaps during this segment, perhaps a bit after, we realize that maybe the beginning wasn't so clever after all, because the structure of The Godfather Part II parallels The Godfather from a broad perspective, as if Coppola and co-writer Mario Puzo used the first film as something of a template to create this one. Like the first film, the party consumes a lot of time while we get to know some of the principal characters.

We see Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) 'in the role' of his father, Vito (Marlon Brando), from the first film, accepting prostrating guests while a party is going on outside. Director/co-writer Francis Ford Coppola cleverly begins the film with parallels to The Godfather. Because it should have been a 10, and most other reviews will tell you about the positive points at length, I may pick on more things in my review than you would think I would for a 9, but rest assured that even with the flaws, The Godfather Part II is still essential viewing. The bad news is that this should have easily been a 10, but overall, it is so sprawling and unfocused that I can't possibly give it more than a 9, which it only earns because the assets transcend what's basically a mess overall. The good news is that The Godfather Part II has many amazing qualities, including fantastic performances from a superb cast, sublime, unprecedented visuals that no one else has been able to capture since, and very engaging stories. This is a direct continuation of that story. Series note: It is almost unthinkable to watch this film without having seen The Godfather (1972) first.

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