"...as time goes by."

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2003)

I just watched this film again for the first time in years and was reminded just why it is considered so great. Bogart & Bergman were incredible as was the entire cast, I especially love Peter Lorre's rather shortlived role in it. Everyone talks about the love story, but to me it is Rick's transformation from bitterness and apathy to the noble hero that makes Casablanca. And the music that knits the film together is superb. As time goes by this film only grows in stature, a true classic in every sense.