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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This review of Lolita (1962) was written by Kenneth Turan and published by Los Angeles Times on 10 May 1988.
Lolita has generally received very positive reviews.
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