The greatest, for its time

Rating: Null/10 (16 September 2002)

Seeing Citizen Kane has to be one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had the pleasure to go through. I am a great fan of classic movie, partly due to my strong interest in history and original sources (in the historian's sense of the word). If you don't share this fascination be prepared for a narrative which may seem slow, sometimes even tedious compared with the dialogue of modern classics like Pulp Fiction or the editing of Memento. To name a few other non-linear movies. The fact that the film uses a lot less music than modern movies might put you of aswell.
These aspects just go to show that in movies experience can be accumulated of the years with great ease: you can always see if someone's idea worked out or not. You should have to appreciate the fact that this movie brought a lot of new ideas (especially when it comes to lighting a shooting).
See it, being aware of the fact that it was groundbreaking at its time and, in some respects, even in our time. If you don't look at it this way, get ready for a disappointment