Citizen Kane(1941)- User Reviews

I didn't really buy into it. Maybe cuz I knew what the hell Rosebud was but yeah...I didn't really like it too much. D.more»

This movie supposedly is the greatest movie of all time? What a sad commentary of our times. I cannot stand this movie. It is pure propaganda. Sure, lots of movie directors learned a lot from Orson Wells. But the story tries to paint a picture of an evil …more»

Sure, sure... great cinematic techniques never before seen. I get it. But the story? Boring. If it wasn't for the fact I was watching this in my Humanities class in high school, I would have turned it off. Other than it's technical achievements, …more»

I bought Citizen Kane on DVD, excited to own the "#1 movie of all time" as determined by the critics. Honestly, I found myself struggling to pay attention towards the second half of the movie. The dialouge was spoken fast and with little emotion. …more»

Citizen Kane is one of the best movies to ever be made. There is no question about that. This is Orson Welles' masterpiece. It has stood the test of time with it's gripping story and outstanding performance by Welles himself. I've never been …more»

This movie is really good. I was blown away when I saw it, and it was just an amazing movie. Everything about this movie was great. It had a vry easy story to follow. It never got you lost and it just madr you keep wondering what is going to happenmore»

I've always considered myself a creditable judge of motion pictures. This is why I can never understand why so many feel this movie is one of the greatest films of all time. It's kind of like looking at a painting from Vincent Van Goe. I just …more»

It ranks on AFI's top 100 movies of all time, and for a good reason. This movie is the almost the exact equivalent Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Orson Welles, who was 25 at the time, made a masterpiece...more»

THIS MOVIE IS NOT ONLY A GREAT FILM THAT EVERYONE CAN WATCH. THIS FILM WAS AMAZING BECAUSE OF HOW IT ADVANCED MOVIES. TO UNDERSTAND HOW GREAT THIS MOVIE WAS, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND FILM. THE CAMERA ANGLES, SCRIPT, PRODUCTION, DIRECTION, EVERYTHING THAT …more»

I still can not believe 25 years old guy directed and acted such a great visually compelling movie.

This is best of Orson's work in staging (Obstractact lines created with composions in each frame), direction (un cut long scenes with right movies …more»