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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2004
English
USA, Germany
Profile of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The mood of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is offbeat, stylized, and bleak. The plot centers around an orphan, a death in the family, and young heroes. It features dark humor and irreverent humor. It is an adventure, family, and fantasy movie. Stylistically, it features an all-star cast and includes a voice over. In approach, it is fantastical. It is known for being a blockbuster and an Oscar winner. It is especially suggested for kids and a family outing.
Summary of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Germany |
| Release date: | 17 December 2004 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Count Olaf
as Aunt Josephine
as Lemony Snicket
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Critics Reviews
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- by: Sean Smith
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- by: Robert K. Elder
Users Reviews
- 24.January.2011
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- by: trustella
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- 09.October.2009
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- by: Ethan Clapham
- Ethan Clapham rated this movie4/10Disappointing
