I'm sure that some of my disappointment in Citizen Kane came from the fact that I sat down thinking "This is the greatest movie of all time."  But, honestly, I don't think that is why I was disappointed.  I am 100% sure that if I had never heard anything about that movie before watching it, I would still feel that it was an incredibly boring film.  It just lacked any entertainment value at all.  I know that Kane was not designed solely with the intention to entertain people, Welles had a message that he wanted to send.  However, there are plenty of other "message" films that are great.  A Streetcar Named Desire, and even The Wizard of Oz had very powerful messages, and they were delivered in an entertaining way.  I don't know if anything I'm saying is making sense.  I guess I'm just saying that movies should be fun to watch.  Whether you think film is art or just entertainment, you watch movies for one reason:  to be entertained.  In this aspect, Citizen Kane failed as a movie for me.

Oh, by the way, Sum of All Fears was the only movie I have ever fallen asleep while watching.  Aren't thrillers supposed to be...um...thrilling?