An overwhelming drama

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2004)

I've just seen this film for the 2nd time, and I cannot but admire the greatness of it. Not just the length, but also the many panoramas of nature and the scenes filled with extras.
However, at the same time Omar Sharif's few facial expressions keep irritating me. I don't believe in him as being a genuine poet, a humanist and whatever more positive sides he is supposed to have. The film would have been so much better, if Lean had chosen a good actor instead of a good face. Fortunately, he was more lucky with much of the other characters, like Steiger, Guiness and of course particularly the young Julie Christie.
I am glad I saw it, but twice is sufficient. 7/10