Casablanca

As time goes by... Once upon a time the most beautiful femme fatale and the most charismatic cynic collided and events occurred that changed not only the world around them, but also the world within them. And when it was revealed how fatefully small the whole world can be, the consequences were no less serious. I ​​want to experience my own Casablanca and I want to become part of such a timeless duo. Even though I will never be Humphrey Bogart and I will never be able to show such fundamental courage and humanity. So feel free to curse clichés however you like. Because they all have their origin, and it's right here. In the city of Casablanca, where refugees from all corners of the world are fleeing during World War II... (03/06/2005)

The naive political background and lack of chemistry between the central duo bothered me. Although I really like Bergman, she isn’t convincing at all here and it is probably impossible to believe that Rick and Elsa were ever bonded by fateful, undying love. In my opinion Bogart always belonged, belongs and will belong to Bacall or Grahame. This is a quality picture, but one of the more standard Bogart movies. (21/01/2005)

I enjoy remembering certain films, and Casablanca is one of them. The eternal story of a love that could not be fulfilled. On the other hand, this is a fantastic conversational drama with absolutely impeccably crafted characters, so stylized that they simply must captivate you. Bogart, Bergman, Rains, Lorre, and Veidt - those are the names that create tremendous quality in one film. Simply something that every film fan should see. (09/09/2014)

Few films have been called "legendary" as much as Casablanca. Who cares that it's lemonade full of pathos, that Humphrey Bogart's harshness may be teetering on the brink of bearable, that the year of its creation may make it seem naive... What I have always seen in Casablanca, what I see and hope to see in the next few years, is above all a strong story that dares to put ordinary friendship on the same level as love (or is it even higher?), which won me over, plain and simple. (26/08/2014)

So now I've got this cult masterpiece under my belt as well. Nice. Really. A very well done romantic film that seemed to catch a lot of tears from romantic souls in the middle of the last century :-) Well, it didn't get mine because it didn’t end up the way I wanted it to. I did think that Ingrid Bergman overacted here and there and I had to chuckle at it, which probably spoiled the overall impression a bit. But why not? For film geeks, this should be required reading. (17/03/2009)