Adventure/Fantasy — 108 min — Directed by Brad Silberling
Cast: Jim Carrey, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Timothy Spall
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are three intelligent young children who receive terrible news that their parents have died in a fire and have left them an enormous fortune not to be used until the eldest child is of age. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative, they soon learn he is trying to steal their fortune for himself.
I was suspecting Jim Carrey to be his usual over-the-top, but pleasantly surprised when he wasn't - well, at least not overbearingly so. Still, it's Jim, so his inherent affinity for overdoing everything certainly is there, as expected. But it's the kids that do the best work, and steal the scenes from Jim's overacting. Emily Browning will blossom into a beautiful woman that will make all guys drool in a couple years, and I wouldn't be suprised if Liam Aiken becomes a heart-throb too. Guess it depends on what kind of roles they will get. At least they can act, as opposed to so many totally useless singers-with-big-tits-turned-actresses around today. But Hollywood seems to become more and more inept at appreciating talent when they see it. It's the old 'If it has big tits, no talent, it must be good' mentailty.
But the best thing about this movie is the setting and scenery. It's just amazingly done. They've managed to create an unique feel for the whole world that feels authentic yet surreal, like something from the minds of Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton, which in itself would be an amazing thing. I will watch this one again, just for the sake of the scenery. I really loved that.
My Rating: 7 / 10
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