Great, though still a flawed film

Rating: 9/10 (29 September 2012)

While considered by some film critics as the "greatest movie of all time" not only because of it's quality but also because of it's high level of innovation, both in terms of further exploring the possibilities of film, special effects and also in technical terms. This is an excellent film. It is perhaps one of the oldest films that I have ever watched, perhaps only some Disney and Chaplin films (such as Snow White and Modern Times) are actually older.
So, how this holds up compared to modern movies? Quite well actually. The technical quality of the movie is far superior to 7 Samurai, for instance, the camera work is very well done and the effects work quite well. The main problem of the movie is that as it is very old it requires more patience from the audience as films those days were not as tingly edited and composed, instead this less refined version of the art still has a loot of rough edges. Scenes take took long, dialogue is a bit overlong and complex, which increase the costs of watching the film with attention.
Still, despite it's technical limitations if compared to modern movies, Citizen Kane still holds quite well if one is willing to sit through it's entire duration. It's a very powerful film and I would consider it the best movie that I ever saw made before the 1960â€²s.
I would recommend There Will be Blood, for someone who has liked this film.