As a big fan of Stanely Kubrick I felt it was about time I saw Lolita, and I must say I have mixed feelings about it. It's a good story. The first half of the movie I found both hilarious and serious at the same time, the second half however was a bit lengthy. I guess that's my only problem with the film, it was too long, the story was good, but they should have cut it just slightly.
The first half I think was marvellous, filled with weird little hints of what's really going on between Humbert and Lolita, no wonder the tag line is "how in earth did they ever make a film of Lolita?". Just having made this film as early as 1962 is incredible in it self and only Kubrick could have done it. The relationship between Humbert and Chalotte was much sadder on the other side. I must say, Charlotte was the only character I actually sympathised with.
The second part however i felt was a bit repetitious, and Humbert started to get obsessive. I felt it was just nothing but quarrels again and again and again. They could have cut this slightly down, and we would still understand what was going on.
Now except for being a little melodramatic, I really liked the ending. In my opinion it was the only decent thing Humbert did in the film, and for the first time I feel that the viewer can actually feel sorry for him.
So I give this film a 8/10. Not Kubrick's best, but still a far better film than most other of the time.
The first half I think was marvellous, filled with weird little hints of what's really going on between Humbert and Lolita, no wonder the tag line is "how in earth did they ever make a film of Lolita?". Just having made this film as early as 1962 is incredible in it self and only Kubrick could have done it. The relationship between Humbert and Chalotte was much sadder on the other side. I must say, Charlotte was the only character I actually sympathised with.
The second part however i felt was a bit repetitious, and Humbert started to get obsessive. I felt it was just nothing but quarrels again and again and again. They could have cut this slightly down, and we would still understand what was going on.
Now except for being a little melodramatic, I really liked the ending. In my opinion it was the only decent thing Humbert did in the film, and for the first time I feel that the viewer can actually feel sorry for him.
So I give this film a 8/10. Not Kubrick's best, but still a far better film than most other of the time.