Micheal Corleone doesn't exactly follow his father's lead, with all the blood shed and shutting people out, we all know Vito Corleone wouldn't handle it that way. Power changes Micheal to someone who isn't afraid to lose anything but family business, Vito Corleone had real influence he puts his family first he played it so well so the family stays as strong as a Roman Empire, but Micheal only controls this with guns, blood and being suspicious and paranoid and this can't hang long! You can see how he changed, in Godfather 1 he looked so pure with a warm heart, a war hero whose father kept him from all the dirt so he can be a senator or a governor with an upper hand, but here his eyes just look empty scary and his face has only one firm impression that doesn't change the whole movie, like how he was so nervous and terrified to kill Mccluskey and Sollozzo but now he's able to pull the trigger in a blink of an eye, Al Pacino definitely done a wonderful job so you can notice that these can't be the same character just because it has the same name! now for Robert De Niro performance that was remarkable! the young Don Vito Corleone couldn't be played better how he speaks, sits and puts his hand on his cheek when he's listening carefully and that "I'm going to make him an offer he can not refuse" line it's all just perfect he really earned that Oscar. Connie and Fredo play an important role there too with of course Robert Duvall it all fits. the most thing I loved is how the flashbacks blend with the scenes of the movie and it's not disturbing or distracting you! now I know why this is a movie that people can't forget for more than 40 years.