The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on BINGE and Paramount Plus, and in the US on fuboTV and YouTube TV. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Al Pacino's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Godfather Part III keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting gives The Godfather Part III its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing. Al Pacino and Diane Keaton lead a cast that gives the tension real weight. The Godfather Part III came out in 1990. The Godfather Part III is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find The Godfather Part III proves them wrong. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Al Pacino carries scenes that would sink a lesser production. The resolution feels inevitable rather than arbitrary, which is rarer than it sounds.