Not Lean's best, but the best love story I've seen

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2001)

Compared to "Kwai" or "Lawrence", "Zhivago" isn't in the same league. However since it's based on a novel, Lean does his best to make "Zhivago" succeed. Based on historical upheaval in Russia, the love story has a larger meaning about expressing freedom on several levels despite the circumstances. Lean is good at balancing the love story vs. the historical events that surround Laura and Zhivago. So the movie is quite enjoyable, though it's just not the great, great films that made David Lean famous.