Rating of
2.5/4
Doctor Zhivago review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/20/12
KGB Lieutenant General Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago (Alec Guinness) searching for the illegitimate child of his half brother. His half brother is poet and Doctor Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago (Omar Sharif), and his mistress Larissa ("Lara") Antipova (Julie Christie) bears a child. The score and costumes was majestic and the cinematography was gorgeous. Only observations this critic had were the length despite the simple premise, too many characters that were not involved with the plot and the back and forth sequences with the war and romance. Doctor Zhivago is not even close to the brilliance of Lawrence of Arabia. A decent romantic drama that deals with loyalty, communism and fidelity.
