Casa Blanca

I’m not entirely sure about how I feel about the movie Casa Blanca. While I respect that it is a classic movie and one of the first well produced movies of its time, I definitely thought that it was kind of boring. One of the main reasons why I thought it was boring is because of the lack of action and excitement. The majority of the movie was talking back and forth between two people. There were really no scenes that kept you guessing and anxious to what was going to happen next. I also thought that the lack of settings made it kind of boring also. Almost the entire movie was shot in the restaurant or similar areas around it. Although I think that this was a very good setting for the movie, it gets really repetitive.
While I’m only mentioning parts I didn’t like in the movie, there were also some very good sections of it. The story line for its time was very appropriate with the war going on and the French and German armies in the restaurant at times. I thought Rick was a very good main character, in other movies he’s acted in like The Maltese Falcon, he was also a typical good guy – bad guy personality. This type of personality attracts the audience and no matter what actions he’s doing whether they be good or bad somehow you’re always rooting for him. Overall I don’t think I really enjoyed this movie, I’m looking forward to other movies to come just because they’re getting progressively newer.