Is David Lean the worst 'Great' Director?

Rating: 2/10 (27 November 2018)

Is David Lean the most overrated director in cinema history? I ask because he seems to be in my estimation. Dr. Zhivago is all show and no tell. And I remember in my student days I was the only one who hated Lawrence Of Arabia. I realise I have never been what you'd call a conformist. But although I quite liked Great Expectations, and Hobson's Choice, it seems that as soon as Lean got loads of money he screwed up. Kwai is a dreadful film, Ryan's Daughter even worse, Zhivago is a travesty of a good book, and Passage To India is execrable. But Lawrence is simply one of the worst films I know. Even Peter O'Toole couldn't survive this director's terrible work.