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It is time for an honest reappraisal of this movie. It was largely panned when it was released but I think it's well done. The acting, set design, and make up effects are first rate. Sony (as always) has done a brilliant job with video and audio, and the special features are interesting.

Very well acted- Robert de Niro is especially brilliant but the storyline is not true to the book in places and therefore it cannot be relied upon as a true representation of the novel. Coppola has therefore used his artistic listen to embellish the storyline, making it more sentimental than gothic. If it weren't for the fine acting I would have switched off but the acting makes it better than the film actually is.