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Title: Not Welles best, but by today's standards, very good.
Review: The plot is a bit melodramatic and unlikely. Although there are three versions, the 'comprehensive' version is the only necessary one. The movie has to be viewed as an 'indie' film, rather than a big studio release. Viewed in that light, the production values don't seem bad at all. Still, I'm rathere severe in my judgements of movies, and can only give it a "C"-rating. On the other hand, the extras in this set are so large that I give them a "A", making the whole package a "B". The characters are strongly drawn; the direction and photograhpy are excellent. And the improbabilities (such as Arkadin personally seeing to many distasteful activities) are not at all fatal to the story line. Finally, the outtakes of him actually directing add immensely to this product's value.
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