Not as great as hyped

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 1999)

(Warning: Possible spoiler)Sure, I think Citizen Kane is a great movie. Sure, the format and direction style were unique to and invented by this movie. Sure, there are some wonderful scenes in it, and the entire piece leaves the viewer in a thoughtful silence. But this is not the greatest film ever made. The whole film sets itself up and scrounges on for about two hours only to lead up to one shot. Granted, the Rosebud sleigh burning in the flames is one of the most amazing and thought provoking pieces of cinema in history, but it could have been accomplished on less. All in all, a great movie, but surely not the best.