Symbolic in its own right

Rating: 5/10 (6 November 2005)

There are so many people out there who love Citizen Kane and who have written some great reviews about it, having studied the film in much more detail. If you're one of those types of people or you're looking for that type of review, then I would consider you stop reading now. This mini-review is just written from the perspective of someone who enjoys watching films.
Sadly, the average cinema viewer is not going to enjoy or appreciate this film. By today's standards, it is over-rated. This goes for my standards too. Yes, the film has been produced very well, and the photography is excellent. It is even a sad film; the ending is particularly sad, even when we do learn the source of Kane's dying word...with the knowledge that no one will probably ever know. Rightfully so, this film was considered a great film. It's still a good film, albeit over-rated in my eyes.
I would watch this film again, but I would not recommend this film to the average audience. I think they would find it slow-moving and unimportant by today's standards...especially when the film has been hyped up as much as it is.