简介：Third-rateGODFATHERcloneissoclearlypatternedaftertheFrancisCoppolablockbusterthattheendresult,despitetheoccasionalfelicities,isdoublydisappointing:TomasMilian,theconsiglioriofthetitle,naturallyhastheRobertDuvallrole;MartinBalsamstepsinforBrandoastheDonandalsosuffersanattemptonhislife(whilevisitinghiswife'sgrave);thereisalsoadeathscenefeaturingabullet-riddencara'laJamesCaan'sdemiseinGODFATHERandanotheroneinarestaurant(withtheownerunceremoniouslydumpedintothefurnacewhilestillalive);aviolentretribution(thistimeagainstrebelliousmafiosoFranciscoRabalandhisrenegadegang)juxtaposedwithareligiousceremony(hereavillageprocession);BalsamandMilianfleeingtotheirSicilianhomelandwithRabalinpursuit,etc. ThefilmalsofeaturesEuro-CultfavoritesDagmarLassander(wastedasMilian'sgirl)andEdoardoFajardo(inasmallroletowardstheend,asaSicilianMafiosowhose"godfather"hadbeenMilian'sfather!)but,unfortunately,theycontributenexttonothingtothemix.AlthoughtheversionofthefilmIwatchedwasinItalian,thegangsters(particularlyBalsam)haveahabitofslippingintoEnglish("Yu-unna-stan","Well","Busy-ness",etc.)perhapstoshowthatthey'vebeenlivingforfartoolonginAmericabut,frankly,Icouldn'thelplaughingwhenattheendthemortally-woundedMilian(ridingawayinacarafterthefinalshowdownwithRabal)hastolistentoBalsamrattlingawayone"DamnBastard"afteranotherwithoutlettingtheoldmanknowthathewasdonefor;itpracticallyremindedmeofthosescenesinAIRPLANE!(1980)showingthevariouspassengerssittingnexttoRobertHayswhoendupdoingthecraziestthingstothemselvessolongasthey'resparedfromlisteningtohislifestory!Asusualwiththiskindoffilm,themusicisanassetandRizOrtolani'slushscorehereisnoexception.…