Casablanca

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2006)

I had to watch this movie as a study in English, at first when I saw that it was black and white I thought 'oh great'. The first few scenes are quite slow and boring but as the storyline becomes clearer it becomes more interesting and I found I really enjoyed it in the end. It was interesting to learn about all the different film techniques used throughout the movie. The girl who played Ilsa Lundt was quite a bad actress in this movie in my opinion. As a history student also, it was very interesting to see through the eyes of people living during this period of time, the use of lighting and camera angles is dominant in this film. So on a rainy day when you have nothing better to do, hire Casablanca as it is well worth a look!!!