One of the true greats

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2017)

Bogart's played some tough characters in his time, but the man's working on a whole different level in "Casablanca". He goes from comic detachment to crushingly broken-hearted . . . and comes out the other end with a steely resolve. And not many can make smoking look cool like he does.
He's got a unique movie star quality to match Ingrid Bergman's stunning beauty (luminous is a good word to describe it, same as she was in Notorious; now there's a double-bill).
To me, this stands right up there Citizen Kane as an important Hollywood movie, but it's more accessible. The love story is universal while the characters are memorable and the dialog drips like honey. It's certainly one of the most quotable films of all time, but also one of the very best romances.
It's an incredible movie.