I've never read the "Lemony Snicket" books but after seeing the movie, I have the feeling that the books are far superior to the movie version. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" is derived from 3 of the books to make one movie that goes just a tad overboard with tongue in cheek fun. I enjoyed the narrative and the story of the Baudelaire children and all their troubles. The 3 young actors do a great job, even the baby, who has some of the funniest lines in the movie.
Jim Carrey is great as Count Olaf and gives a performance worthy of his talent. He's fun to watch but you sense that this is a Jim Carrey movie, rather than a Lemony Snicket movie. In recent family animated movies there have been quite a few adult jokes that play well to all ages, on different levels but in "Lemony" these jokes silence the children and distract adults from the story. A camera shot of Steven Soderberg on the bus in Oceans 12 is a good cameo, Dustin Hoffman in "Lemony" just needs to go. Why is he there? Why is Cedric the Entertainer there?
I noticed the children in the audience tended to be 5 - 11 in age and mostly quiet. One girl kept comparing the movie to the book but finally got caught up in the story. I was the only person over 15 who laughed. (Really, the baby was funny!) If you need a family film this week, this movie is a good option given the limited choices available.
Jim Carrey is great as Count Olaf and gives a performance worthy of his talent. He's fun to watch but you sense that this is a Jim Carrey movie, rather than a Lemony Snicket movie. In recent family animated movies there have been quite a few adult jokes that play well to all ages, on different levels but in "Lemony" these jokes silence the children and distract adults from the story. A camera shot of Steven Soderberg on the bus in Oceans 12 is a good cameo, Dustin Hoffman in "Lemony" just needs to go. Why is he there? Why is Cedric the Entertainer there?
I noticed the children in the audience tended to be 5 - 11 in age and mostly quiet. One girl kept comparing the movie to the book but finally got caught up in the story. I was the only person over 15 who laughed. (Really, the baby was funny!) If you need a family film this week, this movie is a good option given the limited choices available.
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