Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

directed by Brad Silberling
Category: "Action/Adventure"
Year of Release:2004
Date Added:02/18/2005
Date Watched:12/24/2004
Description:A Series of Unfortunate Events is the name of the series of books (projected to run to thirteen volumes). The movie has elements from the first three books, The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window.

Jim Carrey .... Count Olaf
Meryl Streep .... Aunt Josephine
Jude Law .... Lemony Snicket (voice)
Emily Browning .... Violet Baudelaire
Liam Aiken .... Klaus Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman .... Sunny
Shelby Hoffman .... Sunny
Timothy Spall .... Mr. Poe
Billy Connolly .... Uncle Monty
Catherine O'Hara .... Justice Strauss
Cedric the Entertainer .... Constable
Gilbert Gottfried .... AFLAC Duck (voice)
Dustin Hoffman .... The Critic (uncredited)
My Rating:8

Reviews for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Review - Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Great sets and great actors, especially Violet. Jim Carrey, who always overacts, is perfect in this role. Sunny, who just talks in gibberish is hilarious. I went with my entire family and we all enjoyed it.

Here are some interesting bits of information I got off the IMDB web site:

The bizarre car in the movie is a late model Tatra 603. Built in what was Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) it was designed as a limousine for Communist Party officials and VIPs. Although it was first designed in 1955, this particular model was built between 1968 and 1975.

During production, Liam Aiken grew four and a half inches (11.4 cm), requiring adjustments to his costume throughout. By the end of the movie, he is visibly taller than the actress portraying his sister.

Reviewed by Roger on 2005-02-18 20:08:02

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