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.
Directed By:
Brad Silberling
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