Would GF3 have been a better film if Winona Ryder had stayed on as Mary Corleone and Coppola had been willing to pay Robert Duvall to reprise his Tom Hagen role? It might have been.
One of my minor peeves is that something weird happened with Al Pacino’s voice in the ‘80s/’90s. He took on this kinda weird barky voice with a semi-Southern accent, which was fine in movies like “Scent of a Woman” or really anything where he’s playinga “new” character. But it’s not Michael Corleone’s voice.
It would have been better, but not good, I don’t think
You are right about Al. His whole demeanor changed,..he also seemed like a man of 75 instead of the 50ish he would have been.
And Puzo died, that was that. He wanted infighting between Tom and Mike and finally, betrayal.
Also...Vincent was aborted in the book...kinda hard to show upp 30 years later.
I know guys in that life...since I was a kid...I never met ONE who had regrets or a reckoning...and I knew guys that diverted plans to go to college or start legit businesses...like Mike...and they had no regrets either.
They are good men to family and some friends...but they are criminals...scary ones...and remorse and reflection are not high on their list of virtues.
i found it hard to believe.
OK, I’ll shut up now :)