Review of Citizen Kane (1941) by Sgt. C — 25 Apr 2015

(78%).

A film that you've seen referenced more times than your're probably even aware. So ignoring most of the influence and admiration that surrounds this, how exactly does a film often regarded as one of the greatest ever actually stack up? Well it's certainly an ambitious film with hardly a single second wasted in expressing its tale of a super wealthy tycoon, which for me at least is a perfect message of the actual reality of riches and success; that truth be told the pursuit of wealth and influence is in a way a con. This is a film that's very much of its time, yet it still has this timeless feel to it, mainly because it tells its tale so well. The second half of the film is as near perfect conclusion as you'll ever likely get from any film, the direction was way ahead of its time, and there's a great sense of sadness that runs through almost everything that still holds up even today. This honestly is not one of my personal favourite films ever, not sure exactly why it just isn't, but as far as a classic films go this is indeed a must watch that should be tracked down by all true cinema fans.