"How did they make a movie out of Lolita?" Well, simple ... they didn't. Stanley Kubrick's Lolita is not an adaptation of the infamous Nabokov novel but it has its charms - especially about sexual humor. James Mason is Humbert Humbert who is trying to lodging from Charlotte Haze, a widow,(Shelley Winters) when he meets her daughter (Sue Lyon). The plot focuses on Humbert's obsession with Lolita but that's the least of the issues Kubrick is having fun with.
He's mostly making fun of himself and Hollywood films that deify young beauties. The acting is top-notch though many of the jokes may seem dated. Given censorship problems, the script had to be incredibly discreet. But those with a more historic background are going to be thoroughly amused by Mason and company as Humbert finds, conquers, loses, and then regains Lolita in a two-hour-plus epic.
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