Eric Stevenson
For Book Month, we look at the popular books series "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" with this one which is said to have elements from the first three books. Anyway, this movie features Jim Carrey as the villain Count Olaf. Olaf is what makes this movie. Jim Carrey steals every scene he's in. He was the absolute perfect choice for Olaf and he can move his face and body so much he gets into character wonderfully. Honestly, the events weren't that unfortunate.They even have an amusing intro with the littlest elf. This actually becomes relevant later in the story. The baby is another great edition, especially with her giggles are subtitled. Dang, that Olaf was evil. The child actors are good too. I think the credits were twelve minutes long! ***
HotToastyRag
If you watch the preview of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, it's pretty much impossible to resist seeing the full movie. It looks fantastic! Three young children who are recently orphaned are sent to live with their uncle, but he keeps trying to kill them to inherit their fortune. The uncle is played by Jim Carrey, and he's dressed and made up in countless disguises, showing off a mixture of comedic and dramatic talents that's a joy to watch. Among the "series of unfortunate events", you'll see many familiar faces, including Meryl Streep, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Luis Guzman, Craig Ferguson, Jennifer Coolidge, Catherine O'Hara, Jane Adams, Cedric the Entertainer, Helena Bonham Carter, Amy Brenneman, Dustin Hoffman, Jane Lynch, and Jude Law, who narrates the film.The movie is quite beautiful to watch, in such deep, dark colors, ornate costumes, and surreal landscapes. It makes you think you've entered a world co-designed by Tim Burton and Dr. Seuss, and the result is magical. Jim Carrey fans won't want to miss this tour-de-force, and neither will anyone who appreciates beautiful set designs. While it's not really a movie I like to watch over and over again, it is very visually entertaining.
shelton-73462
So lets just start the review Story: the Story is fun and entertaining the film is also pretty funny thanks to Jim Carry But the Story doesn't go without its issues like how the story can get repetitive at times with the kids running away another problem with the story is that it sort of drags on during the last 20 to 15 minutes the Story may not be perfect its but still decent. Characters: so Lets start with the best Character in my opinion which is lemony the person who is played by Jim Carry do I need to explain why this is my favorite character. then there's the children who are OK characters I felt sorry for the children at parts in the film but there pretty bland. then there's all the other side Characters that I forgot there names of but I do remember that that there fun and mostly likable Characters. Personal Score 8/10Critic Score Story 7/10 Characters 7/10 Overall Critic Score 7/10
grantss
So-so - lacks that spark to make it special.Three children - Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire - are left orphaned when their house burns down, with their parents in it, in mysterious circumstances. They are left in the custody of a distant relative, Count Olaf (played by Jim Carrey). It is soon apparent that Count Olaf only cares about the children for their large inheritance.Fairly lacklustre, for the most part. Had potential as heartening tale about struggling against adversity and surviving but the plot is mostly a listless, rambling adventure. Conclusion is sweet and reasonably profound but this doesn't make up for the dullness that precedes it.Part of the problem is that Jim Carrey, for all his outlandishness and clowning ability, fails to hit the right note. His performance just feels off, like he's going through the motions.In what might be a first for me, I found the children's performances far more engaging and convincing than the adults. Plus, the baby gets the best lines (another first).Considering that the director, Brad Silberling, and lead actor, Jim Carrey, are the main problems, a Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration would have been a much better combination for this movie. The plot and target audience suits Burton to a T and he would have provided the suitable special effects, edginess mixed with sweetness, dark mixed with light. Depp, in camp mode, would have had a blast.But, alas, that didn't happen.
AD
