Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken) and Sunny Baudelaire (Kara Hoffman) are three clever and reasonably attractive orphans. Violet loves to invent. Klaus loves to read. Sunny enjoys to bite. When their parents die in a fire, they are left an enormous fortune that can't be used until Violet comes of age. They are sent to live with greedy distant relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) who tries to steal the fortune for himself. Next they're given to live with Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) and his snakes. When Olaf kills Monty, they're given to fearful Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep) next.
This has a great look. It has a grim beauty. Even with the makeup, there is no denying that it's pure Jim Carrey. He's really mugging for the camera. It's interesting for a few minutes but it wears terribly thin. There's a little bit of hitting. There's a bit of attempted child killing. He needs to be more concerned about being a villain rather than being a comedian. No adults ever listen to the kids which gets very repetitive and tiresome. In fact, the whole structure of the movie is quite repetitive. All the adults are brain-dead. It's forced to keep stopping after every death. The other characters don't have enough time to develop chemistry. Then the movie goes into child bride territory. It's weird without being quirky and definitely not funny.
This has a great look. It has a grim beauty. Even with the makeup, there is no denying that it's pure Jim Carrey. He's really mugging for the camera. It's interesting for a few minutes but it wears terribly thin. There's a little bit of hitting. There's a bit of attempted child killing. He needs to be more concerned about being a villain rather than being a comedian. No adults ever listen to the kids which gets very repetitive and tiresome. In fact, the whole structure of the movie is quite repetitive. All the adults are brain-dead. It's forced to keep stopping after every death. The other characters don't have enough time to develop chemistry. Then the movie goes into child bride territory. It's weird without being quirky and definitely not funny.