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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 148 Fresh: 103  Rotten:45 Average Rating: 6.6/10
 
Consensus: The film adaptation of the popular books is winning raves for its set design and a wry comic charm that mitigates some morbid images. However, some have panned the film as smug and overcooked.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Theatrical Release: Dec 17, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $118,461,298

Synopsis: Directed by Brad Siberling, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS follows the Baudelaire orphans--Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and baby Sunny (played by twins Kara and Shelby Hoffman)--as they are followed by the wicked Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). A distant... Directed by Brad Siberling, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS follows the Baudelaire orphans--Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and baby Sunny (played by twins Kara and Shelby Hoffman)--as they are followed by the wicked Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). A distant relative and an awful actor, Olaf is determined to claim the fortune willed to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, whose parents died in a mysterious fire. Enigmatic author Lemony Snicket (Jude Law) recounts the adventures of the three children as they change hands from the conniving Olaf to the reptile-loving Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) to Aunt Josephine (Meryl Steep), who lives in fear of just about everything. An adaptation that condenses the first three books in the series--THE BAD BEGINNING, THE REPTILE ROOM, and THE WIDE WINDOW--into one installment, the film captures the darkly humorous tone of the popular children's novels by Lemony Snicket (AKA Daniel Handler). Carrey clearly has fun with his intentionally over-the-top role as the villain, while the young actors embody their resourceful characters wonderfully. The true star of the film, however, may be the production design of Rick Heinrichs (SLEEPY HOLLOW), which creates a visually stunning world filled with gothic mansions and ramshackle houses. By keeping the heart of the eccentric books intact, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS proves to be an usually inventive and quirky Hollywood film. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Billy Connolly, Liam Aiken

Director: Brad Siberling
Screenwriter: Robert Gordon
Composer: Thomas Newman
Producer: Scott Aversano

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Nov 15, 2005

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Joseph Proimakis
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We can be grateful that the series has given Carrey one of his better vehicles in recent years, and that Carrey has risen to the occasion so well.

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09/27/06
Peter T. Chattaway
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...Carrey delivers a broad performance that's more distracting than anything else.

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12/31/05
David Nusair
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Cynthia Fuchs
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...recognizes that it’s okay to present scariness, gloominess and sadness, as long as you present strong, pure hearted children whose inherent cleverness cuts through it all.

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07/25/05
Uri Lessing
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Not many children’s movies center on recently orphaned children delivered to the home of a homicidal thespian. Then again, not many children’s movies are as good as this one.

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06/02/05
Forrest Hartman
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Charming and sly right at the beginning.

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05/10/05
Rory L. Aronsky
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A phantasmagoric family film with both bite and heart.

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Nick Schager
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'Inteligente, divertida y arriesgada en su propuesta visual y temática, es una aventura que no se pueden perder'

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Jorge Avila Andrade
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03/07/05
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Lemony Snicket serves anti-authoritarianism with youthful spirit.

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03/01/05
Mark Palermo
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Un filme divertido y hermosamente fotografiado, pero un poco “o un mucho” sobreactuado y finalmente, un tanto simplón.

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01/28/05
Luis Martinez
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"Lemony Snicket" falls short of the Potter movies. Gone missing is the magic.

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01/24/05
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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Aqui está um projeto que praticamente implorava para ser comandado por Tim Burton e estrelado por Johnny Depp.

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01/20/05
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Though Brad Silberling can't rein in Jim Carrey's annoying mugging, he's redeemed by his film's strong, tenderly handled themes, brilliant look and literary-minded smarts.

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01/18/05
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
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