Doctor Zhivago

Pros: Beautiful, Romantic, epic tale: Sharif. Steiger, and Courtenay

Cons: A bit long for modern audiences

The Bottom Line: One of the most moving romantic movies of all time, Doctor Zhivago is a wonderful cinematic experience. Take time to watch it again, even if you have already seen it.

Review: One of the most romantic epics every filmed, Doctor Zhivago was an immensely popular film in it’s day. Because I had really loved this movie in the theaters, I was afraid to watch it. Frankly I didn’t think it could live up to my memory of it. To my...

Pros: Gorgeous visuals and soundtrack, strong performances, epic grandeur, outstanding sets and costumes

Cons: Weakly heroic protagonist; shallow romance; dilution of Pasternak's searing condemnation of Soviet-style Communism

The Bottom Line: One of the greatest epic films ever made, despite some shortcomings in the screenplay.

Review: If your love for Doctor Zhivago is unqualified, you may not enjoy reading this review. For that matter, if your scorn for the film knows no bounds, you probably will find much to disagree with in this review as well. In my opinion, the Academy ...

Pros: Acting, character and plot complexity, cinematography

Cons: It is long, and tragedy is plentiful here.

The Bottom Line: This is a quiet, beautiful poem to humanity striving to survive its own craziness on a grand scale.

Review: The story mainly covers the time 1905 to 1921, and tells us about Yuri Zhivago, a young man in Russian, who is a physician and a poet. While try to survive the turmoil surrounding the overthrow of the Czar, the rise of nascent Communist Russia, and ...

Pros: The acting, the story, the visuals; should get you nooky under most circumstances

Cons: Two -- see review

The Bottom Line:

There are the 50-100 other movies I have given five stars too -- and then there are "Million Dollar Baby," "A. I." and this film, which really deserve six.

Review: I have, ever since my first review on epinions, known that eventually I would write about my favorite film, "Doctor Zhivago."  I love this movie so much that I have never even been tempted to read the book.  I understand ...

Pros: David Lean, Boris Pasternak, the entire cast, and the entire crew

Cons: Never in a lifetime

Review: There are only two kinds of people, as far as this picture is concerned; those who love it, and those who can't stand it. There are virtually no viewers who can say "Ehh, it was OK, but nothing to get excited about." I have my own idea of...

Pros: Beautiful story. Beautiful scenery. Acted by beautiful people. Beautifully Directed.

Cons: Too long or too "old school" for viewers who require more effects and action.

The Bottom Line: This movie can be enjoyed on several levels. It is a good date movie that relies heavily on great cinematography to tell an interesting well conceived story.

Review: In 1965, three years after “Lawrence of Arabia” director David Lean and actor Omar Sharif were reunited in another delightful epic film. I get the feeling that after managing the visual effects of endless seas of sand in “Lawrence of Arabia,” David Lean ...

Pros: An excellent historical interpretation

Cons: no major cons

The Bottom Line: This movie does a great job of showing a bourgeois interpretation of the revolution and anyone interested in this time period would love this movie.

Review: This movie is based on Boris Pasternak’s Nobel Prize winning novel, which follows Dr. Zhivago through the Russian Revolution. Although this movie/book was written for entertainment purposes, it still offers a somewhat valuable historical perspective of...

Pros: First lines of everything from director to actors and cinematography to story line.

Cons: if you love it, it could be addictive

Review: I am a helplessly romantic person and this movie is my all-time favorite. This is a love story happened through almost the whole Russian revolution history. And in the end, love goes beyond the time. The original novel won Nobel Prize for...

Pros: Well realized artistically, deeply moving, great for dates

Cons: Squishy romance, kind of long

The Bottom Line: One of the greatest films ever made.

Review: When people ask me what my favorite movie is, sometimes I say "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and sometimes I say "Dr. Zhivago". It's hard for Zhivago to always be my favorite movie, because when I'm away from it for a while, I go, "Why did I like...

Pros: Very entertaining history lesson

Cons: A little too long

Review: Despite some critics disparaging remarks I have considered Dr. Zhivago as one of the best movies ever made. It is about life and war. It is about one of the most important phases of history in our century. The tragic story of Yuri and Lara is central...