Word: consigliglieri
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...suspense; both of these scenes are indeed in the film, one of them more than once. But the film has surprises, even within the more predictable scenes. Primo Sindone (Chazz Palminteri)'s reaction to Paul's expressed desire for "closure" is priceless, and Ben's chrome-suited "consigliglieri" is likewise not to be missed...
...Oscar-hostingstunts (and was probably meant to). Most of theother in-jokes are subtler. One of them caps off ahilarious comic sequence involving a fewquasi-crooked FBI agents; the joke so cleverlyplanned that it seems to have ended before thefinal superb surprise. The final in joke includesCrystal's "consigliglieri" speech--a parody of the"I will not seek vengeance" bit in The Godfather.While several sections of that scene are veryenjoyable, their effect is marred by the film'sweak, predictable climax...
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