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Guilty Pleasure: ‘The Godfather: Part III’
One brave critic not only defends, but praises, “The Godfather: Part III.”
The family portrait in "The Godfather: Part III"
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
“The Godfather: Part III” is a movie everyone loves to hate, but critic Ted Gioia believes the film gets a bad rap.
“This is the essential conclusion to the Corleone saga,” he says. He makes the case for why “The Godfather: Part III” may actually be a masterpiece.
(Originally aired February 16, 2017)