The only reason I'm giving this film a seven is because of the ending which piqued my interest. Otherwise, it would have been a six. The setting is incredibly well made, the symbolism is cool, but the pacing is just so, so slow. The acting, for me, just wasn't quite there, but I enjoyed some of it, so it would have been a six but the ending was quite intriguing, so it's a seven.
For the time, this movie may have been gold. That is a fact that no one can dispute. However, it absolutely does not hold up today. Citizen Kane is a dull, boring and unsatisfying film that while yes, for the time its technical achievements were a marvel to see, did not live up to the hype for me. To me, this is not one of the top 100 films of all time anymore.
