Citizen Kane - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore. Directed by Orson Welles.

[douglasammirati]

I heard this is the "The Room" of good movies

[fruzz]

I think the thing that stunned me the most about Citizen Kane aside from the almost contemporary camera work and story-telling was the make-up work. The ageing of Welles in the film was utterly convincing; to the point that on first viewing I didn't realize that the elderly Kane was played by the twenty-five year old Orson Welles.

[solidsnake]

This movie is *literally* the Citizen Kane of movies!

[highwind]

As a film lover, you eventually learn to love this film and understand why it's such a masterpiece. It's so ahead of its time that the fact that it stands up to films made today speaks to its Timeless quality

[Caladras]

Orson Welles was 25 during the production of Citizen Kane.
I'm 25 now. How do I do this?

[Hulavuta]

Near the end of the film, the Butler mentions that he heard Kane say his last word

[DotTrotsLowCarbLiving]

I recently discovered your channel and have to say I love it. I find many reviewers either too pompous or too fan boyish. You really hit the right note in WHY a film works or doesn’t. And I LOVE your reviews of older films. My love of them stems from watching them with my dad (oh I hope you look at the old Universal monster flicks too!). Even though Hollywood imposed a code on film makers, it seems that this is when the cream rose to the top. Today’s freedom seems to evoke fear of taking chances. So as a result I’m more cautious of forking out $15 (cost of a ticket in my area) for a film. But your reviews give me an idea of what to check out. Keep up the awesome work.

[TheDarkStigmataVA]

Spoilers! (Kinda)



Rosebud is the name of his wooden sled.

The movie was practically saying that for all the money, land, women, power he accumulated, the one thing he never could get was a childhood, which was lost when his parents sold him away.

[Filmatic]

I saw it when I was 17 or 18, in film class. I thought it was good. Every time I saw it after that it just got better and better. It’s greatness is undeniable.

[Andythedrew]

This is the Citizen Kane of Stuckmann videos

[Ismail-Ibrahim]

I have a dream that someday you'll review The Godfather trilogy.

[AmazingOneTV]

This is the citizen Kane of citizen Kane reviews

[dylan]

I wonder why it's popular, now I know...

It's the cinematography!

[ivobyrtcine]

"You're not writing an opera!"

"But I am writing an opera..."

~ Mank (2020), dir. David Fincher

[BBEDE]

"I had the confidence of ignorance" --Orson Wells

"I don't know how to run a newspaper. I try everything I can think of" --Orson Welles playing Kane

[freddylubin]

When I taught Film History (until recently retired), and showing usually twice a year, with my different classes, I promised myself that if it EVER bored me I won't show it again. Never happened.

[cobwebschannel]

I respect you for wearing that t-shirt in a Citizen Kane review.

[cronosapien]

It’s crazy that this’s Orson Wells’ first film. I mean, that man came swinging right out from the gate.

[martinwathen]

I liked it. It was good, but it wasn't exactly Ciztizen Kane...7/10

[burntnikesock]

*tries to act shocked by Chris' score*