While I can appreciate its moral complexities, the absolutely brilliant acting, which includes Pacino's most subtle and nuanced performance, and Coppola's fine directorial work, "The Godfather: Part II" doesn't have the narrative drive of its predecessor.

Also, the split narrative, bouncing between the history of how the Corleones gained power, and Michael's continuing moral decline, doesn't quite mesh for me. I'm open to the idea that I'm missing something, though I've enjoyed other films with multiple narratives, but Part II seems glued together instead of fitting organically.

It's still a fine film, and though I'd rank it lower than it is currently, it would definitely be in the top seventy-five.