In “Godfather III,” we have to buy that Michael, in the years leading up to 1979, has undergone a change — that in his cold dark staring way he has softened and is looking for redemption.

Michael's final minutes in The Godfather Part III mirror Vito's almost perfectly. Al Pacino's character is retired, relaxing outside in a garden, the sun is shining, and oranges are nearby.

In “Godfather III,” we have to buy that Michael, in the years leading up to 1979, has undergone a change — that in his cold dark staring way he has softened and is looking for redemption.

Al Pacino talks guilt and death in the newly edited and renamed final chapter, "Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone." ...

Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone will be available on Blu-ray & Digital Dec. 8 from Paramount Home Entertainment. It also opens in select theaters on Dec. 4.