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A Series of Unfortunate Events, narrated by Lemony Snicket, focuses on three orphans, Klaus the reader, Violet the inventor, and Sunny the biter, who are taken in by a relative Count Olaf, who has plans for the kids, and their inheritance.
Cast Includes:
- Jim Carrey
- Timothy Spall
- Liam Aiken
- Emily Browning
- Meryl Streep
- Jude Law
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Review by: kiwireviewer-00
Dated: 28th of December, 2004
I had a vague idea that I had heard of the books this movie was based on, but that was about it, just a hint that they existed out there somewhere. So I felt safe about seeing this one and assessing it on it's own merits.
Here are my personal highlights from the movie: a) Billy Connolly making an appearance as an eccentric snake expert, and b) the "W. Heath Robinson" meets "Nightmare Before Christmas" kind of science. Huge list. On the other side of the coin, the lowlights were just as few: a) Jim Carrey doing another typical rendition of, well Jim Carrey, and b) the rest of the movie.
With a very mediocre plot, bad acting from even the famous faces, and a very disconnected, highly improbable set of 'events' tied together by the most tenuous of threads... I was frankly bored! The most entertaining bit was overhearing some woman a couple of seats back filling her friends in on the the books. She made a very interesting comment about how the movie filled in some extra details of the characters... so perhaps that was why I found it to be a dud.
Overall, not really impressed. If the books are anything like the movie, they won't find a place in my reading list either. If you enjoyed Nightmare Before Christmas, you might find this to be akin enough to warrant a try. Otherwise, well, I won't be seeing this again any time soon I think.
Review by: wheeled thing
Dated: 28th of December, 2004
Well, I would have to agree with the previous reviewer. I found the storyline to be particularly outrageous in some places and the acting - especially from Jim Carrey - was appalling.
I went into this movie not knowing a thing about any books or the story therein, and found that the movie made me wonder if I even want to seek out the books to read them. After much thought, I have come to the final answer - a resounding 'Not a smegging chance'.
Overall, not impressed at all. Not gonna add this to the collection.
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