Originally posted by Captain Howdy:
Opinions?
I read the book about a year ago, and thought it was OKish. It had some great parts to it, but on the whole it lacked real depth and subtlety.
Certainly not a patch on The Godfather, and just not as memorable.
Well, I watched the film adaptation of The Last Don, and it was pretty mediocre. The acting/directing/cast were all fairly run of the mill, and the dialogue wasn't all that either.
It wasn't a bad film, but it wasn't anything special either. I think what saved it was that Mario's overall plot was pretty eventful.
Just yesterday I got hold of The Last Don 2, and as I'd expected, it was on the verge of being lame. I don't think Puzo had anything to do with this (except the appearance of characters from Part 1), and so not only were the cast/directing/screenplay crap, but the plot was bad too.
Not to whine to much, but I have to admit I got pissed when I saw KD Lang in Part 1 and Patsy Kensit in Part 2.
KD lang's acting was plain apalling, and Patsy Kensit's american accent in Part 2 was about as convincing as Bill Clinton's "Monica" speech.
Anyone else seen em?
I saw them, they weren't the greatest, but they were what I was expecting. Not a blockbuster movie, but not all of Puzo's movies can be like Godfather, another example is The Sicilian
