Good points. I didn't even consider that it's really not a very good film by itself. I may have thought of that but I watched it right after I watched Godfather II so the previous movie was fresh in my mind. So I guess I felt it was a good movie based on (not compared to) the films before it.

I know this has been a discussion on here before but I had a difficult time finding it in the search area, but why did Michael give control of the family to Vincent Mancini? Was it simply because he was family and best for the job?

Or was it because he resembled Sonny so much and Michael always felt Sonny should have been next and not him?

Or did it have anything to do with the increase in power and violence in the family and Michael knew Mancini had the fight in him to rule during this time?