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Title: Don't believe the hype!!! I'd rather watch the Godfather.
Review: First, for anyone that does not know, widescreen format did not gain popularity until after 1950. Since this movie was released in 1942, there will never be a letterboxed edition. Second, I found the character Sam very shallow and subservient. I was appalled to hear Ingrid Bergman call him a boy. Third, the cinematography was closer to average than groundbreaking. Clearly, this movie was originally a play. The backdrop in the driving scene was more than obvious. The plot tended to be predictable. Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and many others have done much, much better.Much, much better.
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