Casablanca (1942)

What is there left to say about a pinnacle of romance films and film in general? That's it is a beautifully crafted masterpiece? it's been said. That Rick Blaine is one of the most believable and attractive romantic leads in history? Said a thousand times. Or that Ingrid Bergman is, was and always will be a sublime actress? It has been said millions of times by millions of people across the world. And if they ever try to remake this, everyone one of those millions will band together and become the angriest mob in history.

Really, there is nothing new to say. Everyone knows how it ends, everyone knows the lines and everyone knows the song. I suppose that there being nothing new to say is a compliment to the movie, the idea that all that is good has been said about it is high praise when you think about it.

Rick (Bogart) and Ilsa (Bergman) are the epitome of doomed romance, you just want them to be together. You feel their pain when ever it becomes apparent that they can't. Giving good support are Paul Heinreid (as Laszlo), Claude Raines (as Louis) and (with limited but memorable screentime) Peter Lorre. It is a timeless tale of boy find girl, girls leaves boy, boy meets her again and loses her in a phone box (okay i made that last part up). But it is a perfect film set against the back drop of WW2. But for all of its war references there iare few fights, and the film is better for it. In my opinion.

i would like to take some time to say that i am sorry for all the delays in posting, i have been busy as of late and haven't had the time. Homework sucks. Anyway--

I wont go into details about the plot because it's better just to let you watch it and see it all for yourself. i hate it when people give away all of the plot and not let me be surprised by a few plot points. So i am pretty much putting into effect the old 'treat those as you want to be treated' thing. Anyway that's my review, it's not as long or as in depth as i would like, but as i said before- there is nothing new to say. Although i would like to say that if any man said "Here's looking at you kid" to me, i would fall head over heels in love with him.

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walked into mine" Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Casablanca