If I consider The Godfather Part II a formidable film, it's because it's the perfect complement to the first, even when the latter apparently didn't need it. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2025

Pacino’s performance is like that of a simmering volcano, powerful through what is being withheld from the audience.

| Jan 11, 2025

"Godfather II" ties all its elements together into a nuanced yet epic vision of an American family and how its downfall parallels that of America itself in the first half of the 20th century.

| Original Score: A+ | Nov 26, 2024

The storytelling is leisurely and masterful; Coppola at the very peak of his powers.

| Dec 29, 2023

If you like your drama on a low-key level with excellent acting all around, then Godfather II is where it's at. I wasn't a great fan of the original but this sequel succeeds in unraveling the saga of a simple Mafia family.

| Jun 27, 2023

Through a compelling dual character study, the sequel explores the intertwined yet distinct paths of its protagonists. The result is a breathtaking display of filmmaking leaving us in awe of its expansive scope, attention to detail, and sheer perfection.

| Jun 8, 2023

The finest example of when a sequel is superior to its predecessor. The Godfather Part II is one of the best films of all-time. A masterpiece. It's that simple. Full review in Spanish

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 27, 2022

Lauded in some corners (although not this one) as being superior to its predecessor.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 26, 2022

The Godfather films have set home-video standards for decades, and that trend continues with Paramounts astonishing 4K restorations.

| Mar 18, 2022

It’s an epic vision of the corruption of America.

| Mar 8, 2022

One leaves the theatre stunned by the cold, ruthless violence of which men who are so otherwise civilised (they, have nice homes, wear nice clothes, love their families and friends dearly) are capable.

| Mar 8, 2022

Director Francis Ford Coppola furnished a fully-fashioned gangster melodrama in the first film: in this one he stretches his talent to encompass a genuine American tragedy.

| Mar 8, 2022

Seldom has a motion picture captured the feel and texture of novel form as this film does.

| Mar 8, 2022

What particularly impresses me about the film is the way it conveys the feeling of being a young immigrant in the land of opportunity.

| Mar 8, 2022

What is so good about the film is the sympathetic way that Coppola has treated such unsympathetic characters, machismo-minded males still worshiping at the god of tribal virility.

| Mar 8, 2022

The Godfather, Part II grows more impressive by the minute.

| Mar 7, 2022

This ideal is achieved perfectly in The Godfather: Part II, which to me is the best of the series.

| Apr 13, 2021

The cinematography is the third major element in Godfather, Part II, ranking with Coppola's direction and its major acting successes to create its convincing epic quality.

| Apr 6, 2021

All the performances are fine, especially Lee Strasberg as a despicable Meyer Lansky hood; Diane Keaton, as Michael's despairing wife; Robert Duvall, as his lawyer; and Robert De Niro, as Vito Adolini, nee Don Corleone.

| Apr 6, 2021

Acknowledgement should be given the film for its sweep and scope and a style so distinctive that Coppola must be credited with creating something entirely fresh and inimitable -- the hallmarks of a first-rate artist.

| Apr 6, 2021