The most over rated movie of the 20th Century!

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2000)

This film is supposed to be the best movie of all time. But it is not that at all. It is merely trying to show that rich capitalists (like Charles Kane) often live emotionally empty lives.
"Citizen Kane" didn't win the best film oscar in 1941, it lost to the much more entertaining "How Green was my Valley". "Citizen Kane" was poorly set out, one minute it's a documentary on Kane, the next minute you see flashbacks of his life. It is hard to follow at times, and unless you're willing to search for the much talked about 'powerful statement' of the film, you're bound to lose interest. It is not a film that anybody can enjoy and the message of the film doesn't come across as well as movies such as "Mr Smith Goes to Washington".
"Citizen Kane" was in no way enjoyable, it was slow, background music was generally unsuited to the scenes, and, with a few exceptions, the acting wasn't very strong. Orson Welles' portrayal of a rich capitalist does give some credit to the film which has been over rated over the years, but the women he was connected to in the film poorly supported the leading character. "Citizen Kane" wasn't a powerful masterpiece like some have claimed, it wasn't the best movie of all time, and it doesn't deserve the adulation it receives!