The most over rated soap in history.

Rating: 3/10 (13 May 2004)

Infantile, sentimenal, repetitive fable of lost innocence; tricked out with perspectives (see Hitchcock, Eisenstein), and depth of field (see Wuthering Heights, 1938, AA gregg Toland). Regarded as influential by superficial critics, but largely disregarded on release.
Had it not been for the notoriety surrounding the source of the story, Citizen Kane would have sunk into well deserved obscurity as an impressive debut for an ultimately minor talent. It's continual appearance in list of "Greatest Movies Ever" would appear to be a matter of conditioning, and inertia, as I have yet to meet anyone who has enjoyed watching it, and have yet to hear of a film maker who was influenced by it.