It is NOT a classic!

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2019)

To write a basic review of this movie is actually quite easy. The good things to describe are the cinematography which is excellent, Julie Christie looks radiant and the film does contain some great sets. The not so good? Some stiff performances from the likes of the usually excellent Alec Guiness, the usually wooden Ralph Richardson and a miscast Geraldine Chaplin. The love between Zhivago and Lara didn't work at all and I just didn't feel any chemistry between them. The main musical theme being overdone is another issue.
The biggest problem? 'Doctor Zhivago' is way too long and boring for a lot of the time and most definitely not a classic movie, far from it.