Unforgettable Masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 2009)

An utterly amazing film from start to finish. Orson Welles proves himself to be a master of cinema. not only a great and charismatic actor but also an accomplished director. Citizen Cane is considered by many to be the greatest film of all time. i now know what they mean, because this film is visually impressive in addition to having a great script and solid characters. but none captures the screen as the leading man himself. i loved the use of camera work which is used often by Welles. he films the more central characters or more powerful ones i should say in a way that makes them seem 8 feet tall. in the scene where wife number 2 is having a hissyfitt over getting bad reviews from her husbands own newspaper, Orson stands over here laying a wast shadow over her puny existence. he does not say it, but the scenes portray a kind of inaudible dialog saying i am Charles Foster Kane, who are you to question me?. well it is open for interpretation, but that is how i experienced it. i am ashamed of myself for waiting so long to see this extravagant chapter in motion picture history.