+ all around good acting, but Julie Christie stood out as the star, it's a shame she wasn't in it as much as it follows the doctor
- the back drop of the movie was the Russian Revolution, but I didn't think the movie did a good job explaining the sides and if having a czar was a good or bad thing until the everyone in the movie was happy that there was one, while the "enemy" was still operating under their own agenda and did whatever they wanted without an apparent opposition
+ the movie was essentially a flashback as Alec Guinness explains to a girl who may or may not be his niece the story of his brother, the doctor. The movie is bookended by those scenes with Alec Guinness and the girl and the end ties together a certain "Rosebud"-esque theme found in the movie
- I didn't understand how the doctor had a brother when he wasn't present at the funeral. I think they mentioned something about he being with their father, but if that was the case, why wasn't the doctor with his brother and father instead of a family that took him in. If it was explained, I missed it
+/- The movie is beautifully shot similar to "Lawrence of Arabia", but just like it, this movie has a run time of 3 and 1/2 hours.
- Musically, "Lara's Theme" stands out and I felt was a bit over used in the film
