Doctor Zhivago - 5

I thought I was going to like this a lot more, being one of the great epics. David Lean's track record is good -Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge over the River Kwai. But besides the Russian history lesson, I found the plot rather weak. The film also plays cheap homage to Citizen Kane, with the Russian stringed instrument at the beginning and end of the film (that's the best I could do, does anyone know what its called?). The story hinges on an affair that is with so little feeling it really isn't believable, the tragedy of it is missed to me. Omar Sharif doesn't put much feeling into his part, had he it would have made a better film. Beautiful cinematography, but an overrated classic in my mind.