Not in the majority -- again.

Rating: 3/10 (18 September 2005)

Okay...
I have watched Casablanca over...and over...and over again thanks to Early afternoon movies on free TV and rained out ball games and the like. I know I'm not going to get a lot of love from my review but...sorry folks, this film does nothing for me.
To be fair, I will admit, I don't possess a great affection for movies with love stories. In fact I am probably the only person who didn't cry watching "Love Story" and my ideal film of unconditional love with overcoming problems is "Rosemary's Baby".
The greatest American picture of all time? I can't give it my vote. I like "Gone With the Wind", "The Wizard of OZ", "Sunset Blvd.", "Ben-Hur (the remake)" and a few more. Casablanca is way down the line for me.
Okay...boy meets girl again, boy has bar, Sam plays the piano..girl is married to WWII guy...boy lets girl go. I was ready to drop kick her on the plane myself. They BORED me! Now...it could be that I am not really too astute with WWII and this romance being a backdrop of it. Way before my generation and that could be why I am socially retarded on grasping this one. But just like with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", I'm just not feeling this film and I think it has been very much overrated.