"Citizen Kane" has been at the top of Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% for a while . . . but now that's suddenly changed.
For whatever reason, Rotten Tomatoes dug up an 80-year-old negative review, which ended its perfection. The review was published in the "Chicago Tribune" back in 1941.
The headline said it "fails to impress" . . . and the excerpt on the site says, quote, "It's interesting. It's different. In fact, it's bizarre enough to become a museum piece. But its sacrifice of simplicity to eccentricity robs it of distinction and general entertainment value."
The negative review was added in March. And so, "Citizen Kane" drops to a 99%, with 115 positive reviews and now one negative. IndieWire.com says that the site is adding old, newly archived reviews for a lot of classic movies.
There are dozens of movies that have 100% ratings . . . including "Paddington 2", the first "Terminator" movie, and the 1995 cinematic classic "Godzilla vs. Destroyah". On Rotten Tomatoes' WEIGHTED list of the best movies, "Citizen Kane" is still #3, behind "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "Black Panther" (2018).