great, but not the greatest

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2003)

As great as this film is, it has one glaring plot hole: why would Kane squander his political fortune and public standing on someone like Susan Alexander? After all, this is no Clinton-Monica relationship; once it's discovered, Kane doesn't deny it or try to hush it up. Instead, he openly brandishes it against his enemies, both real and perceived. The film attributes this to his megalomania, but doesn't explain why a man so craving of public affection would throw it all away on a mistress.
I rank "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" as the greatest film in history. And for what it's worth, I feel that the greatest portrayal of a character was Alastair Sims' Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."