One episode in and I'm hooked. I didn't expect that. I thought this would be cheesy and sophomoric.
The casting is just outstanding. Matthew Goode has Bob Evans down to a 'T.' I don't know much about Al Ruddy, so Miles Teller had a blank canvas, but I like what he's done with it. Dan Fogler IS FF Coppola. Burn Gorman captures the highly eccentric Charlie Bluhdorn. The only portrayal I'm not liking, and this also surprises me, because I like the actor, is Giovanni Ribisi, as Joe Columbo. Ribisi is playing a stereotype as opposed to a character.
If you are a big Godfather fan the 'inside baseball' stuff is particularly satisfying. If not, then you're probably not a big movie fan and this series might not be for you.
The casting is just outstanding. Matthew Goode has Bob Evans down to a 'T.' I don't know much about Al Ruddy, so Miles Teller had a blank canvas, but I like what he's done with it. Dan Fogler IS FF Coppola. Burn Gorman captures the highly eccentric Charlie Bluhdorn. The only portrayal I'm not liking, and this also surprises me, because I like the actor, is Giovanni Ribisi, as Joe Columbo. Ribisi is playing a stereotype as opposed to a character.
If you are a big Godfather fan the 'inside baseball' stuff is particularly satisfying. If not, then you're probably not a big movie fan and this series might not be for you.