LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Theatrical Release USA 2004)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events—original, fresh, and entertaining—accesses a WOW performance by Jim Carrey as the movie's villain. The casting department performs outstandingly for this magical story in choosing Liam Aiken, Shelby Hoffman, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Timothy Spall. Along with superlative stage sets, the movie beguiles from its beginning. Director Brad Silberling caught the story’s magical sequencing with great understanding. This beautiful film deserves its place in the family home video library. It has strong re-watchable status.

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Storyline

Three orphaned children make the rounds through a variety of relatives looking for a loving, sane home.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Brad Silberling for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Albie Hecht, Julia Pistor, Scott Rudin, and Barry Sonnenfeld for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), Klaus (Liam Aiken), Violet (Emily Browning), Sunny (Kara Hoffman), Sunny (Shelby Hoffman), Lemony Snicket (Voice of Jude Law), Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall), Justice Strauss (Catherine O’Hara), Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep), Bald Man (Luis Guzmán), Hook-Handed Man (Jamie Harris), Person of Indeterminate Gender (Craig Ferguson), and White Faced Woman (Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Adams).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The movie is very well put together and becomes a great child/adult share and provides ample material for good discussion afterwards. For parents who look for quality entertainment for their family, this is the movie. No time or money investment is wasted by choosing this movie.

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