"The Godfather" Movie review

This is almost always hailed as the greatest film of all time. My thoughts?

Now, all art is up to your own opinion about whether it's good or not. Movies are art, and are subject to that as well. All of my opinions are my opinion, and yours are yours. It seems like such an obvious statement, but it's something to keep in mind while you read this review.

I feel so guilty, because I really didn't enjoy this movie. It had its moments, but it was very slow-paced and boring. I mean, the performances were cinematically perfect, the story was perfect, everything seemed absolutely flawless, except for the pacing. Maybe it was because I am young and really didn't care for a movie about crime and the Mafia and everything, but I felt as though this movie was an essential film for any budding filmmaker, so I watched it, and kept watching it. Again, it had its moments, and basically everything was so flawless, but maybe it was that perfection that bored me? Maybe it's the fact that while I'm watching a movie, I'm always catching little flaws like "Oh, that line was so poorly acted" or "Ooh, I can see the camera in that reflection there." And I always want humor in a movie to keep it entertaining, and The Godfather was a very dark, serious film that never made me laugh one bit. But, then again, Schindler's List never made me laugh, but it's, in my opinion, one of the greatest films ever made. But, that's because it conveyed emotions inside of me. It made me feel. It's not that The Godfather never made me emotional, it had some moments that made my eyes well up with tears, but most of it was drawn-out conversations. Maybe I'll appreciate this film when I'm older.