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By Ted Prigge (137) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

It has a kind of weird comic feel to it, with small chuckles coming out of scenes that are funny because of character, not situation…

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By Dragan Antulov (311) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

Kubrick made excellent film even in such circumstances, and today's audience may still enjoy it, which is another proof of its timeless quality…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 18 Oct 1998

And so the chief complaint one can lodge against Lyne's film is central: It's not that funny…

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By David Denby (676) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 21 Sep 1993

The new version of Lolita, released at last, turns out to be a beautifully made, melancholy, and rather touching account of a doomed love affair…

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By David Rooney (943) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Jan 1993

The bad news, however, is that after an intriguing opening stretch, and despite Jeremy Irons' potent lead performance, the overlong film becomes…

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By Mark Chalon Smith (16) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Mar 1991

Although it is often seen as a precursor to the multiple parts played in Dr Strangelove, Sellers' turn here is a reminder of his true potential,…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 01 Dec 1990

Lyne doesn't seem to get the novel, failing to incorporate any of Nabokov's black comedy -- which is to say, Lolita's heart and soul…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 19 Nov 1989

This is not the novel Lolita, but it is a provocative sort of film…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 May 1988

Except for a memorably haunted performance by Jeremy Irons as the conflicted Humbert Humbert, what the new version lacks most of all is inspiration…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 03 Jan 1987

Nabokov’s satire is sensationally cast, with Winters and Sellers delivering some of their best work ever…

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By Lawrence O'toole (21) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 25 Jan 1986

Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s wicked, witty hymn to forbidden love loses some bite in the journey from novel to the…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 May 1985

Vladimir Nabokov's novel helped open society's eyes to the evils of pedophilia in the 1950s, and this pensive adaptation renews the warning…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 26 Oct 1981

Lyne's direction is sometimes overblown -- debauched playwright Clare Quilty's (Frank Langella) appearance amid the pale fire of exploding…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Apr 1979

Though Adrian Lyne's clodhopper direction, underlined by a mushy Ennio Morricone score, predictably runs the gamut from soft-core porn in the…

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By Angie Errigo (463) for Empire (3,446) on 28 Mar 1975

Lyne's efforts to be both passionate and artistic are generally successful, although a few sex scenes are disturbing and arguably close to salacious…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 Sep 1970

There's precious few yucks, for one thing, but you can't say you're surprised that the astonishingly humorless Lyne hadn't noticed or cared…

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