It's all a bit superficial, but highly entertaining, wickedly funny, and alluring enough to make you want to start reading the books.
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06/24/06
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:107
Rotten:44
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.
Theatrical Release:17-12-2004
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... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Billy Connolly
Director: Brad Siberling
Reviews for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Top CriticIf you sit back, relax and just accept it for what it is -- an enjoyable, escapist Gothic pantomime -- you will go home happy.
04/01/06
Top CriticThe main blight on the festivities is that, as always, Hollywood can't resist adding a little uplift.
03/07/05
This is a beautifully designed, impressively directed film with exciting action sequences and terrific comic performances from its cast.
12/18/04
Entertaining, but far too cute
12/16/04
It's utterly devoid of suspense.
12/14/04
Top CriticWonderfully executed, brilliantly cast and almost perfectly Potter-beating. If only it weren't for Jim Carrey...
12/12/04
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02/27/09
A dastardly unadulterated delight of a film.
11/20/08
No review available.
12/27/07
full review in Greek
10/03/06
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.
09/27/06
...Carrey delivers a broad performance that's more distracting than anything else.
12/31/05
Successful in kicking off a largely amusing and visually engaging franchise.
12/06/05
A sick joke of a film that realizes the best children's entertainment doesn't hide from the bleaker side of life, but plunges into the void and respects kids enough to assume they can handle it.
09/26/05
...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.
07/25/05
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.
06/02/05
Charming and sly right at the beginning.
05/10/05
A phantasmagoric family film with both bite and heart.
05/04/05
'Inteligente, divertida y arriesgada en su propuesta visual y temática, es una aventura que no se pueden perder'
04/04/05
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