The other great "backstory" in the novel was Neri's. You could practically film an entire movie around it. I loved it!
Damn
good movie, too!
Well, I'll have to agree with Turnbull. I also hated the whole Hollywood part. It was so boring! I was reading these chapters, and I'm like, "Get to the Godfather, already!" I saw the movie before I read the book, so I was pretty pissed off at the fact that Puzo had to add all these unnecessary parts.
One of the reasons that the TV film of "The Last Don" is so much better than the novel is that the producers had the good sense to eliminate most of the incredibly boring Hollywood BS that sank the novel. (The other reason for the film's success is Danny Aiello, always good.)
