Doctor Zhivago

Rating: PG-13

Movie Release Date: December 22, 1965

DVD Release Date: November 6, 2001

Plot 411: A love story set against the bleak Russian Revolution and the icy cold landscape.

Review: I realize that this film is an epic, a classic and an award winner, but after watching all three-and-a-half hours of this recolored masterpiece, I do not feel as though I am emotionally attached to the characters and their plight. If this was supposed to be a romance of all time, why do I not feel more affected by the relationship between Dr. Zhivago (Omar Sharif) and Lara (Julie Christie)? If Zhivago is such an illustrious poet, why is the audience not allowed to hear or see one line of his moving words? The landscape that the love story is set against is vast and utterly devastating in its beauty and horror alike. This should bring some kind of contrast to the passionate love between Zhivago and Lara, but I still feel as though we don't really feel it. All characters seem only lukewarm in their passion, except for the villainous Komarovsky.

Watch It: So you can be your own judge of this epic love story that I'd say is similar to Gone with the Wind.

Skip It: If you've not really a romantic and have something better to do with four hours of your life.

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