Rating: PG
Genre:
Children's/Family
Theatrical Release: 12/17/2004(USA)
Release Date: 09/16/2008
Flags: Profanity, Scary Moments
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
The best-selling series of subversive children's books from author
Lemony Snicket (aka
Daniel Handler) come to the screen in this
black comedy for the whole family (and how often do you get to see one of those?). The Baudelaire siblings -- gadget freak
Violet (
Emily Browning), bookworm
Klaus (
Liam Aiken), and baby
Sunny (
Kara Hoffman and
Shelby Hoffman) -- were living a fairy-tale existence with their parents until they died in a fire that destroyed the family home. With few close relatives and a large fortune the children won't inherit until they reach adulthood, the Baudelaire children are left in the care of the peculiar
Count Olaf (
Jim Carrey), an out-of-work actor who would love nothing more than to get his hands on the kids' money. It doesn't take long for the children to figure out that
Count Olaf is up to no good, and they try to steer clear of his various murderous schemes with the help of wildly paranoid
Aunt Josephine (
Meryl Streep) and snake-fancying
Uncle Monty (
Billy Connolly).
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events also features
Catherine O'Hara,
Timothy Spall,
Cedric the Entertainer, and
Luis Guzman;
Jude Law narrates in the guise of author
Snicket.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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