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Sadly Over-hyped

Best movie ever!

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

To hear critics and many reviewers, this is THE movie. The movie to end all movies. Imagine my surprise when, eagerly, I started watching it, only to find out that I don't like it. I endured through all of it though, for art's sake.It's a visual spectacle, alright. It's got everything a movie needs to succeed as a technical feat. But the story failed to grab me and I didn't feel anything for any of the characters. It's a drab chronicle of some man's life.From Tarkovski and Bergman to Riddick and Guardians of the Galaxy I can find entertainment in movies in many shapes and sizes. But be it brainless action, suspense, existential pondering or mere wordless atmosphere, a movie has to give me something to munch on. Citizen Kane doesn't. I'll watch it again, for sure, but as of now, my impression of it aligns with Bergman's. A glorified bore of a movie.

This film is currently rated as being in the 600s of popularity among film viewers. This says quite a bit about the general illiteracy of the American filmgoer. This is easily one of the top ten films of all time; and without any possible contradiction, it certainly belongs in every critic's top 100 films. Any critic who doesn't have it in their top 100, would not be considered a real critic in my book. Is it the best film of all time, as proposed by several critics? I don't think so, but it certainly is in that kind of company. The story of William Randolph Hearst (not Hurst, as one misinformed critic had written) is a tragedy on several levels. And yet, its life's illusions we all recall, we really don't know life at all (apologies to Joni Mitchell). The film is magnificently shot to perfection. Shots that had never been tried before on film were common in this one. This unauthorized biography got Welles into a lot of hot water with Hearst, who tried to have the movie prevented from being completed or shown on several occasions. The dialogue is superb; the actors are letter-perfect, and the story is mesmerizing. What else could you want from a film?

This is a great movie. Even tho the first time I watched it I couldn't fully understand the whole meaning of it.

Awesome movie, i was introduced to this film by my college roommate a few years ago when we were discussing old movies, it set me off and i have been obsessed with the great movies made by Welles and Hitchcock. the great shots and the depth of this movie are just breathtaking. the plot is also a mostly faster pace with developing scenes. i would definitely recommend watching citizen kane if you are at all interested in older movies and have not yet seen it.