Does not stand the test of time.

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2011)

I have no doubt that back in 1941 , Citizen Kane was a ground breaking movie that was loved by millions. The problem is, i watched this for the first time 60 years after it was released and sadly , time , has not done this films any favours whatsoever.
The first half of this film really shows a lot of promise. The story starts with the death of Charles Foster Kane and then reverts back to the story of how he inherent his wealth as a boy. Then we see Kane as an enthusiast business man who's sole aim is to be the biggest newspaper mogul around.
Up till then the film is fine but the last hour is a bit of a mess. It goes from being a politically motivated movie to a film about one man's self destruction and i was hoping for so much more.
Orson Wells is excellent and the ageing process works very well on screen but sadly this film left me cold as old Rosebud.