A Great Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 1999)

A brilliant plot whereby a reporter seeks the soul of a man who it ends up doesn't have one.
The drive to abandon a childhood of poverty and gain the world devours Charles Kane in his endless pursuit of wealth, fame and self-indulgence.
The direction is natural, the dialog is sharp and the cinematography is brilliant, even by today's standards. Orson Wells packs each scene with visual and sound effects, which grab the viewer and stimulate the imagination.
This is a character study meant to stimulate the intellect, not the emotions.
This is a great movie and certainly was one of the most daring movies ever made in its time.
As an aside: I saw this in film studies 18 years ago (egads, am I getting old!) and it's stunning on the big screen.