Every Francis Ford Coppola Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Has Hollywood ever produced a more disappointing sequel? The Godfather Part III, released 16 years after its brilliant predecessor, had all the makings of a great movie; a powerful, worthy sign-off to one of the greatest sagas in movie history.

But it's not just that Part III is poor in comparison to what came before. In its own right, from a filmmaking and narrative standpoint, it's painfully uninspiring. The characters and their motives are strange to say the least, so too is Coppola and Mario Puzo's decision to involve the Vatican in the final stretch of Michael Corleone's (Al Pacino) story.

There's also the more obvious issues, including Sofia Coppola's miscast turn as Michael's daughter and the unforgiveable absence of Robert Duvall, and though Andy Garcia is on fiery form as the new face of the Family and there are moments of compelling Shakespearean tragedy, none of its virtues are enough to save Part III from its biggest follies.