Movie #4: Casablanca

Movie #: 4
Movie Title: Casablanca
Year Released: 1942

Director: Michael Curtiz
Notable Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Short Description: In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #3
IMDB.com: #25
Ranker.com: #17
Lifed.com: #16
Empire.com: #18
FilmCrave.com: #37
FlickChart.com: #13



Date Watched: 12/22/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: For most other movies I watch, 3 out of 5 is generally a respectable score. For a movie regarded so highly as Casablanca is, 3 out of 5 is unacceptable because I was expecting so much more than just average. Humphrey Bogart is an incredibly dry actor and it's a good thing the supporting cast was more than adequate to pick up the slack. Sure, the few famous movie quotes I recognized like "here's looking at you, kid" brought a smile to my face, but that was the only thing to smile about. I'm glad I've now seen it just so I can say I have.