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01/03/08
Citizen Kane (1941)
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Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 44
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 9.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. The story charts the rise and fall of a newspaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolates him in... [More]
Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane
Director: Orson Welles
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Reviews for Citizen Kane
Top Critic
The amazing depth of story and richness of composition make Citizen Kane a must-see for anyone who considers themselves a lover of films.
07/07/07
Welles has found the screen as effective for his unique showmanship as radio and the theatre.
04/06/07
Top Critic It is still the best place I know of to start thinking about Welles -- or for that matter about movies in general.
04/06/07
Top Critic With its spirit of visual and narrative innovation, and Welles's precocious, towering central performance, Citizen Kane almost lives up to its own reputation as the best of all time.
04/06/07
This is the inherent paradox of Welles' film: that its ending should be so equivocal, providing a satisfying resolution that simultaneously scoffs at such over-simplification.
03/09/06
Citizen Kane is no relic. Pop in the DVD and you'll find what you least expect - a really cool flick.
06/03/05
Welles not only inspired the bright young men with whom he collaborated, he shamed the Hollywood hacks into a realization of just how deeply they had betrayed their talent.
04/25/05
A cinematic perfect storm of technique and sophistication, widely hailed as the apotheosis of all the innovations and advancements of the sound era.
05/31/04
This Welles wunderkind classic deserves to be experienced on the big screen.
10/01/03
Citizen Kane is far and away the most surprising and cinematically exciting motion picture to be seen here in many a moon. As a matter of fact, it comes close to being the most sensational film ever made in Hollywood.
05/20/03
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