Another thing I liked when I was watching the extras on the DVD is how Al Pacino seems to do a bit of ass kissing. He talks about all this stuff about Michael and what it means to him yet he said he wasn't going to be in it unless he got more money. I think that's why it suffers as well everyone had became rich and famous.
I agree if someone had the guts to just say Hold on a second Francis your daughter is a terrible actress maybe it would all have turned out different. But I don't think anyone was caring it seemed to be all about the money.