A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh....play it again Sam!

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2007)

I am staggered that it took me so long to finally get round to watching this movie! Casablanca has always been one of those movies that I've always wanted to see but never got around to it. Now that I have finally watched it, I am sure to be watching it again and again. And "that song" is firmly stuck in my head!
There's no need to rehash the plot as everyone except me knows all the lines by heart. But let's just say that this movie is definitely a classic and you WILL watch it over and over again.
I do have one little gripe though - the movie is slightly tainted by the fact that there are German officers in it and it was made in 1942 - the height of World War II. So I got the feeling there was a little bit of blatant Allied propaganda put in there - the devious Germans and the heroic Resistance, that sort of thing. But saying that, the movie also portrayed the French Vichy regime in a kind of positive light, which I'm sure didn't go down too well with the Free French.
But these are just minor points. On the whole, this is an excellent and timeless piece of film-making!
Play it again Sam!