I think what I hated most about GFIII was how far I felt it was moving from the family. I can understand Pacino's performance as being "soft spoken" as he was now OLD and SICK. What I could not stand is how Kay changed the kids into being so Americana - it's like she was the boss of the kids now and Michael had to surrender to her - hated that. I liked how everyone got together at the party to show "family" spirit, but I just felt sad that Michael's family had to turn out so crappy. I also liked how Connie cared for Michael - I felt that showed "family."