Amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2004)

I read the book after I saw the movie, and although there are quite a few differences, I still recommend this movie. The cast was well chosen, the shooting locations were superb, and the acting was exceptional. David Lean did it again with this movie. I may be a little biased because I enjoy learning Russian history, but this odd love story kept my attention all 3+ hours. The music may not have been phenomenal, but it goes with the film very well.
This film makes you love and hate many of its characters. It introduces some wonderful romance, and you see it crushed and destroyed by the World War 1, the Russian Revolution, and by lust.
I loved how this movie fell together, even though Russians didn't have 60's style hair cuts from the US.