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

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... 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]

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

Starring: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Billy Connolly, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Jane Adams, Jennifer Coolidge, Luis Guzman, Jamie Harris, Craig Ferguson, Cedric the Entertainer, Dustin Hoffman

Director: Brad Siberling

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

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