I find myself defending GFIII at work all the time with the line someone already used - "it's better than a lot of movies out there." That's the new game at work: "gee, Mark, is Porky's better than GFIII?"
Anyway, I agree with most of the points made. I didnt mind Garcia's acting. I would have loved to see Winona Ryder in the film. The church plot is muddled. (Like why does the Cardinal and BJ talk about some deal at the opening party, only to have Michael ask about taking control of Immobilaire later in the film??)But, then again. GFIII was in a no win situation. Still, it WAS nominated for Best Picture. Not even Porky's got that....