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You get the goss with a verdict, a score out of 10, and the sources to check us.

Do we like Vito Corleone?

A character from The Godfather (1972)

Our score: 3 out of 10. Charming, loyal and wise, but he runs a criminal empire built on threats and violence. We'd enjoy dinner with him, but we wouldn't back his business.

Vito Corleone is the patriarch of one of New York's Five Families in the 1940s. The Godfather opens at his daughter's wedding, where petitioners come to ask him for favours. He is polite and measured, and he expects loyalty in return.

His appeal is his code. He values family, keeps his word and prefers negotiation to bloodshed. He treats friends generously and gives help to immigrants and working people whom the system fails.

That code sits on top of a criminal enterprise. His power comes from corruption, protection rackets and the constant threat of violence. His calm manners make the menace stronger, and the favours he grants draw people into his debt.

We score him 3 out of 10. He is magnetic, principled by his own standards and loyal to the people close to him. But he is still a crime boss, and the harm he does outweighs his kindness.

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