Possibly the most overrated movie ever...

Rating: 3/10 (19 April 2003)

I saw Citizen Kane (CK) some years ago, but the sense of deep dissappointment still lingers on.
Some points.
1. The storyline in CK: Inching ahead, tiresome, drawn-out, and at some points directly boring. Other movies from this era (and other eras) are far better. When "Rosebud" is mentioned the umpteenth time, I lost all interest - simply too thin a plot for my likings. This doesn't have something to do with the age of the movie or that is it black/white, simply my opinion about the story.
2. CK as a portrait of the archetypical "Great man, who ultimately fails".
This is done a lot better elsewhere. Need I mention Michael Corleone in the Godfather series. Doughboy in "Boys in the Hood" also makes for a far better and more believable "Great man, who fails at the personal/relational level" as well. Of course, I realize that CK came before these movies, but that doesn't quite make up for all of it. I simply don't find CK believable or interesting as a character.
Some of my disappointment possibly stems from all the "hype" CK has received thru the times, but not all of it. Usually I tend to like what serious critics acclaim as "great movies", but this time I found myself completely at odds with the moviewatcher "establishment".
3/10