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By Peter H (1,359) on 10 Sep 2007

Amazing camera-work by Welles, but the film has been tragically edited by the studio. Still the quality shines through…

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By Tim F (715) on 27 Aug 2007

Forget the sop ending tacked on by the studio, there is no more powerful or poignant depiction of the individual consequences of creative destruction…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 23 Aug 2007

Even though it was hacked to shreds by RKO, Orson Welles' sophomore film remains one of his finest…

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By Sean W (871) on 04 Aug 2007

It's Welles, butchered and mangled Welles, but Welles, nonetheless - that makes it required viewing…

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By Adam C (1,312) on 03 Aug 2007

Pretty darn good, could have been much better if orson welles got his say…

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By James D (1,507) on 01 Aug 2007

If only.. 90 minutes of filmmaking perfection…

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By A R (129) on 01 Aug 2007

This could have been brilliant, but per usual the studio came in and cut it all to pieces…

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By Ben K (485) on 28 Jul 2007

The novel is one of the lost masterpieces of the 20th century. This film adaptation was going to be better than Citizen Kane…

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By Mitchell W (140) on 13 Jul 2007

If you've got a good imagination, you can virtually picture and hear a complete version of this film just by looking at Welles' original shooting…

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By Gordon B (705) on 13 Jul 2007

Although directed by one of the greats, this movie is anything but…

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By Jonathan R (793) on 04 Jul 2007

It's hacked to bits, the last half hour makes no sense, the reshot ending is a bad joke but it's still the best film I've ever seen…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 02 Jul 2007

The ultimate ruined masterpiece. Chances are we will never see it as it was intended by its creator. You know, kind of like the Venus de Milo…

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By Ian H (828) on 30 Jun 2007

This rating only reflects how the studio hacked a perfectly good masterpiece down to 90 minutes. Orson would want me to give it one star…

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By Joey D (127) on 22 Jun 2007

Probably would've been the best movie ever made, even better than Citizen Kane, had it not been fucked over by the studio's editors…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 21 Jun 2007

This movie was supposed to be awesome even though it was cut down like multiple hours but I gotta tell you it was still pretty boring and choppy…

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By Ian R (982) on 14 Jun 2007

86% of you cretins are not interested in this…

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By Kim R (181) on 10 Jun 2007

It amazes me that more people haven't seen or heard of this film…

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By Mat E (40) on 06 Jun 2007

The ending was not good at all, but that's not Welles fault, he was off doing It's All True during the editting…

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By Alister N (242) on 02 Jun 2007

A film that drove RKO out of business, this is another one of Orson Welles' masterpieces…

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By Ben B (1,489) on 26 May 2007

As great as this film is, one can only wonder what a masterpiece it would have been had Welles' original cut been preserved…

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