Did I miss something? Maybe I need to watch this again.

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 1999)

There are those out there who do not like old movies period. I am not one of those people. Some of my favorite films are oldies; Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, etc. I try to give all movies a chance. I do not like to listen to reviews, I don't even read the back of the box because I think it gives too much away in the movie. I heard that AFI gave this the number one spot in the greatest films of all time. That is some title. I had to see this movie.
I rented this film and watched it closely. After the first 45 minutes my mind raced. What in the world made this movie so good? I couldn't put my finger on it. This film, to me, was mediocre at best. It seemed like they tried to bore and confuse you as much as possible, and then they threw in this whole ROSEBUD deal. I wanted to turn this off after an hour, but thought that the movie would take off and it would be well worth it to stick around. It wasn't. I felt dumb. I thought I was the problem. I thought that I had missed something entirely. But then I thought if over and replayed a lot that went on in my head, and I realized that I just didn't like all that much. I do not have the foggiest idea why this movie is so great. I wish someone would tell me.
I am planning on watching it again. There had to be something I missed. I really don't believe that all of these people can be wrong. All of these critics they praise this movie and say it's the best, they cannot all be wrong. I am a film buff and have been for many many years, and I have seen many many movies, but this one just doesn't live up to what everyone says.