I'm going to finish Mr. Leland's notice

Rating: 9/10 (25 September 2010)

One thing has always puzzled me about this movie. It may be a hole in the plot. A small hole, but a hole nonetheless. Perhaps someone else has noticed this. Concerning the scene where Kane finishes Jed Leland's bad review of Susan's opera debut, Thompson, the reporter remarks "everybody knows that story." Yet Susan Alexander herself doesn't seem to know anything about it...she never remarks about it in her segment of the film. If it's common knowledge her husband finished that nasty notice she gets so upset about how come she never seems to have found out about it. It's a small point but I've wondered about it for years. Yes, the film is a masterpiece. It was way ahead of its time. My favorite scene: when Kane trashes his wife's room after she leaves him.