“The Godfather” is Terrible. Here’s Why That’s Okay.

Paul Cantor
5 min readAug 2, 2018

Many people have seen The Godfather. The Francis Ford Coppola-directed movie is frequently cited as one of the best — if not the best — films of all time. And rightfully so, it’s a family movie disguised as a crime drama masquerading as an inside look at the mafia. Layers upon layers of brilliance.

Paul Cantor

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