Casablanca: Review

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2010)

Casablanca is a creative love story set in a place of crime and betrayal. Casablanca was a place to escape from the tragedies of war and what the characters find there is exactly the opposite. People are doing what ever they can to escape and the town is about to implode. The story centers around a club owner, Rick, who has in his possession transit letter that offer a trip out of Casablanca. There is also a man named Laszlo who is a resistance fighter whom needs the papers to continue his work. Rick must give up his personal love for Laszlo's girlfriend to do greater good in allowing Laszlo to leave. The story is constantly criss-crossed with interwoven themes of love, backstabbing, and sacrifice which makes this film one of the greatest ever made.