Although it was by no means the first movie, or even among the initial wave of films, that glorified and idolized the mores and modes of organized criminals, The Godfather (1972) was the flowering of all mobster cinema that came before it and set the standard for all gangster pictures to come. Visually lush, emotionally rich, charged with suspense, plotted with fascinating and … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review