The Godfather Part IIIis underratedin some ways.

The final scene is one great moment that shows Coppola still had the magic.

Even with a robber holding a knife to his girlfriend’s throat, Vincent doesn’t flinch.

Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II and Al Pacino as Vincent Hanna in Heat

Although Vito is absent, Michael is there with his three brothers.

Theending ofThe Godfather Part IIshows Michael alone, having pushed away his siblings, his wife and his children.

The flashback shows how life was when Vito was still in charge.

John Wayne smiles on horseback in The Comancheros

Ultimately, Michael narrowly evades an assassination attempt, but his daughter Mary is shot and dies.

Still, he finds a way to get to Frank as he testifies.

The stress eventualy gives him a stroke.

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The scene when he confronts Fredo shows how the betrayal wounds him.

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone sitting down near a dog in The Godfather Part III.

Don Ciccio in The Godfather Part II

Vincent shoots a home invader in The Godfather Part III

Diane Keaton in The Godfather Part II

The flashback family dinner scene in The Godfather Part II

Michael leaning over Mary’s body in The Godfather Part III.

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Fanucci walks through the Feast of San Rocco in The Godfather Part II

Al Pacino as Michael in The Godfather Part III

Michael holding Fredo’s neck in the middle of a crowd in The Godfather: Part II.

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