A classic

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was directed by the great David Lean, I thought I should give it a chance. Honestly, I can think of a 1000’s reasons why I shouldn’t have liked this flick, it is way over-sentimental for my taste, the whole thing was far from being historically accurate and I could go on and on. Still, I really liked it. I mean, I haven’t read the book so I don’t know if it was a faithful adaptation but I really enjoyed this flick. First of all, I’m a huge fan of Julie Christie. I mean, I have seen only 10 movies with this actress and most of them were really recent but there is something really mesmerizing about her and she is pure and simply a terrific actress. Furthermore, David Lean had a great flair for those grand scale spectacles. I mean, to be honest, it never reaches the level of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ or even ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (easily his best movie), but it was still quite impressive and simply damned entertaining. To conclude, it is one of the most ultimate romantic movies ever made, a classic, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10