Lolita, 1962. A man obsessed with a teenage girl marries her mother.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Written by Vladimir Nabokov, based on his book. Starring James Mason & Sue Lyon.
Concept: 1/4 (Bad). At least they made Lolita older. A story about taking advantage of a promiscuous teenager (which the movie is) makes for a decidedly less miserable movie-watching experience than a story about child-molesting (which the book is) would.
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent, 2/4). It isn't until the very end of the movie that we're given any sort of hint that everything we're seeing might not be real, which kind of defeats the purpose. I guess it would consequently be more interesting on a second viewing, but I have zero interest in watching it a second time. There just isn't anything in it to get you to care.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.3/4 (Okay)
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