The Last Godfather Explained

The Last Godfather is a 2010 mafia comedy film directed by Shim Hyung-rae.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

Yong-Gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is the illegitimate child of the infamous mafia boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), who is based in New York. Carini shocks everyone by stating that he wants Yong-Gu to take over the operation, something that seems to be a bad choice when the man in question shows himself to be a poor candidate to be a mafia don.

Cast

• Shim Hyung-rae as Young-Gu
• Harvey Keitel as Don Carini
• Blake Clark as Captain O'Brian
• Michael Rispoli as Tony "Tony V"
• Jason Mewes as Vinnie
• Jocelin Donahue as Nancy Bonfante
• Jon Polito as Don Bonfante
• Michele Specht as Burlesque Hostess
• John Pinette as "Macho"
• Paul Hipp as Rocco
• Josh Rosenthal as Fabrizio
• Debra Mooney as Sister Theresa
• Jack Kehler as Cabbie

Reception

The Los Angeles Times and The National both panned The Last Godfather,^[3] and the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was "more harmlessly amiable than outright awful, though it might still be best to just forget about it."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Park. Soo-mee. Shim Hyung-rae's 'The Last Godfather' to Open in N. America on April 1. January 26, 2011. The Hollywood Reporter. January 7, 2015.
2. Web site: Paquet. Darcy. The Last Godfather (review). Screen Daily. 21 April 2015.
3. Web site: THE LAST GODFATHER (2011). Rotten Tomatoes. 21 April 2015.
4. Web site: Olsen. Mark. Movie review: 'The Last Godfather'. Los Angeles Times. 4 April 2011 . 21 April 2015.