A masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2007)

All aspects superb! The cast, the plot, the sound track and certainly the music score, the continuity, the sets, the photography with brilliant use of light and shadow, every portion an example of cinematic excellence. It just doesn't get any better than Cassablanca. Each and every player a perfect match for their role, this movie flows with a drama and romance that easily transcends the era of it's production. Like great poetry it holds up well because it speaks in such a way as to touch the human heart regardless of the time in which it was written or the time during which it is read. Never seen it? Put off by old movies? Don't like black and white? Do yourself a favor and break out of that mold. Watch it. And then ... Play it again.