cricketbat Casablanca is a classic film that actually does live up to the hype. This really is one of the greatest films of all time. It has a compelling story, interesting characters and superb acting. Plus, it has stood the test of time and will continue to be endlessly quoted, referenced and parodied.

kinkaid-54403 First Noire film I have ever watched, growing up in a generation of coloured films and 3D! But never have I seen a movie remotely like Casablanca this is an absolute masterpiece, hands down the best movie I have ever seen.

hreed-89565 Casablanca is one of the best films ever made! No matter who you are, seeing this film won't let you down. The silver screen has never seen anything more triumphant than Curtiz's cinematic masterpiece. Bogart and Bergman, two of my favorite actors, are magical together as well. Everything about this movie is utterly flawless!!

robfwalter What I found most extraordinary about this film is the way it manages to engage right from the start. Within ten minutes, the plot had me enthralled, the characters had me emotionally committed and I was fascinated by the moral questions.How will Viktor Lazlo escape the Nazis? How complete is Rick's moral degradation? Is there any limit to the depravity of the Vichy regime's representative in Morocco? What happened in Paris between Rick and Ilsa? These questions are all addressed simultaneously as the action unfolds with hypnotic acting by both Bogart and Bergman and brilliantly tight plotting.Some of the other actors are not quite up to the standard of the leads, but I think this is the way films were made at the time, with broader acting by minor parts than we usually see in films today.So much of this film is now cliche, but that's because it defined modern Hollywood cinema and thus had a tremendous impact on Western culture. With some essential cultural artefacts, this ubiquity can make them seem a bit tired or over the top, but Casablanca is so perfectly pitched and moves along at such a wonderful pace that it transcends its own transcendence to be what Hollywood has always aspired to - pure entertainment.