Michael was so pathetic in III, calling out his murdered brother's name "Fredo! Fredo!!" Doesn't ring true to me. That was Al Pacino acting as "Al Pacino," not Al Pacino acting like "Michael Corleone." Pah!
If you think that, then you are missing one of the major themes of III - his struggle to reconcile the two Michael's one of which had murdered his brother. Calling out his brother's name was also a function of the deleterious effects of a diabetic stroke.
And to add to what PB and others have opined, Connie needed to lie to herself.
Well said Olivant
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you're the one who likes III.
He's not the only one. While I agree that it may have been a bit rushed as far as casting went and overall shooting, and in no way lives up to the reputation of GF and GFII by any means, for the most part I like the movie on it's own.
Like Olivant said if you are able to grasp the theme that Michael is growing older and is seeking redemption for the things that he did in his life, especially dealing with the guilt of ordering the murder of his father's son, his mother's son, then you can enjoy and appreciate the movie.
Although Michael is seeking redemption, looking to wash away the guilt that has begun to consume him, when push comes to shove he is the same Michael. All through the movie he says that he wants out, wants to release himself from his ties to organized crime, the commission, etc. But yet his controlling egotistical nature that dwells deep within himself is still there, it never goes away. He wants to control Immobiliare, and in his
Michaelesque way he both uses Vincent for his own benefit and indirectly keeps a certain amount of control over Vincent.
Again, in my opinion GFIII is a good movie on it's own and one that may need to be viewed more than once in order to get and understand the struggles that Michael has within himself throughout the movie.