Great, great movie...but.................

Rating: 9/10 (12 April 1999)

There's no doubt that Citizen Kane is a great movie. It is a pioneering film that forever changed film making. Its plot is one of the most creative and original in all of movie history. The cinematography is stunnning. The writing, and acting (mostly by amatuers) is flawless. However many say that this is the greatest movie. I don't see how this is possible when Citizen Kane although a great film is not throughly entertaining. Reservoir Dogs, The Godfather, and Star Wars are all equal or near equal in nearly every category as Citizen Kane but they manage to be exceedingly entertaining. Either way Citizen Kane is still a great movie and more young people such as myself should see it.