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...Aspirations. It should be understood that the mood of Godfather II is quite different from that of its predecessor. This is a much colder film, with austere aspirations-not fully realized-to transcend its melodramatic origins and to become an authentic tragedy. The modern sections show what Michael (Al Pacino), as heir to his father's empire, must surrender in order to maintain his power and his ideal of a Mafia-style "family." The first film made clear that part of Michael knows better, but he cannot really change the stern conditioning of his upbringing...
...tomato sauce with meatballs in Part I, was written out. Reason: Richard Castellano, who played him, was making exorbitant demands, including a huge salary and the right to rewrite his dialogue. Then the script was redone once again, three days before the scheduled start, after conferences between Coppola and Pacino about adding "shadows" to Michael's character...
...Director Lee Strasberg (see box). As Michael plots his careful, lethal moves, the recurring, unforgettable image is of his eyes growing colder, until they finally go dead to the horrors around him. Those eyes somehow manage to dominate a film that is also rich in action. Not once does Pacino overtly ask for the audience's sympathy, but through a disciplined, suggestive performance he dominates the film...
...host of luminaries from the world of art, music, film and fiction, who, along with its dozens of regular residents, prefer the funky, faded chic of the Chelsea to more contemporary quarters uptown. Perennial Chelsea guests include the entire Fonda clan, Director John Houseman and Actors Al Pacino and Timothy Bottoms. Boasts the hotel's managing director, Stanley Bard: "It is the greatest assemblage of creative people under one roof in the world...
...Coyle, is the best police movie to come out of American studios since the days of Cagney and Bogart. It has its requisite amount of action and violence, but it also has more than its share of intelligence. The most amazing thing about the movie is how much Al Pacino (who's very good in the title role) looks like the real Frank Serpico. Serpico flew in from Switzerland a few months ago to endorse Ramsey Clark's Senate bid in New York and had people wondering why The New York Times was running Pacino's picture on the front...