Film fan who wishes to thank all the hours of fun this film gives.

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 2001)

Quite simply a film in the truest sense of the word. It crackles with wit and fun without ever letting go of the fact that there is a simple story to make. It plays with narrative without even letting the viewer realise that it is doing so; bouncing from present to past and back again. All along though, there is charm and daring coupled with high intelligence and inventiveness. Packed with great pitch perfect performances note Agnes Moorhead in the role of the mother: less than 5 minutes on screen and completely believeable.)The dialogue (whoever wrote it) uses stutterings, speaking at the same time and different volumes in a way that is a credit to the training that Welles had in radio. One could mention the lighting, cinematography etc but to dissect would be to destroy. Proof that there is a God and he loves film is here for all to see. A truly wonderful film.