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Brad SilberlingScenario:
Robert GordonCamera:
Emmanuel LubezkiMuziek:
Thomas NewmanActeurs:
Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Jude Law, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep, Luis Guzmán (meer)Streaming (1)
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Violet, Klaus en Sunny Baudelaire zijn drie intelligente kinderen die te horen krijgen dat hun ouders zijn omgekomen in een brand, en dat ze hen een enorm fortuin hebben achtergelaten die ze pas mogen hebben als het laatste kind oud genoeg is. Ze komen te wonen bij Oom Olaf, een gierig familielid die probeert het fortuin te stelen en voor zichzelf te houden. (United International Pictures)
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If they had worked on the script as much as the magical, detailed set design, it would have been awesome. The expressive, distinctive sets are great, the fusion of old Victorian elements with the achievements of modern civilization is unique, and all I can say about Carrey's performance is that I haven't had so much fun watching an actor overact with gusto in a long time. But the whole thing is emotionally empty, you neither laugh, nor get moved, nor get scared, and the story is based on a simple plot and a stereotypical change of four locations. But I'm quite curious about a possible sequel.
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Like the more recent film adaptation The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events suffers from a fairly similar problem, which is a fairly strong connection to the book. Whatever Lemony Snicket wrote and how he wanted, it is certain that this "revival of letters" will be enjoyed more by readers who are likely more familiar with the characters and, above all, the plot. The story, which seems to have been quite insensitively trimmed, unfolds at a fast pace, and yet while perceiving it, I occasionally had to bridge quite a few "gaps" with my own imagination. However, the overall audiovisual form should not be dismissed, as the artists truly indulged themselves, especially with the Victorian buildings, in a somewhat decadently unfolding directorial approach (likely inspired by the book since the main characters are named the Baudelaires). Behind them, the visual effects team prepared a very lavish set design that seems to be straight out of The Addams Family. With Barry Sonnenfeld as the executive producer, it all makes sense. And the actors themselves are certainly not to be condemned, especially the trio of young Baudelaires, of whom little Sunny is absolutely perfect. Of course, Jim Carrey, with his mastery of facial expressions and physicality, once again managed to win the audience over to his side. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a pleasant watch, but the lack of a logically unfolding storyline is detrimental.
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Visually beautiful, Burtonian in its poetics, uninteresting in its plot and brilliant in its acting. It's a solid film that is an amalgamation of accomplished scenes that don't quite fit together, but actually it doesn't matter much.
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Amazing stuff! The absolute king of the adventure, fantasy, comedy, family film genres. The story of two orphans who change guardians because each time they run into a weirdo. The film is full of black humour, tragedy follows tragedy, there is an absolutely diabolical Jim Carrey with his typical expressions, only that here he is very evil! The xenophobic Meryl Streep is also great – for example, she is afraid to go to the fridge and fall into it. 90% I recommend it to everyone, guaranteed fun. Made my day.
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I have not read the book and honestly, I do not even want to familiarize myself with it after watching Silberling's film. The film had an exclusive cast with a whole pleiad of well-known Hollywood names. It also had a magnificent production with a variety of special effects and a scene that indicates that the crew did not have to make any compromises regarding the budget. However, from my point of view, the result is very poor and my one star is only for the set design, which sometimes does its own thing regardless of the plot. The Victorian gloom of the film sets and costumes is more effective than the grimaces of the main villain played by Jim Carrey. I have no problem with his performance, he is simply an actor who adapts to the requirements of the script and the director, but the level of stylized exaggeration was dysfunctional and unbearable for me. Even a three-year-old child would realize in his uncle Olaf's disgusting grimace and vocabulary after three-tenths of a second that something is not right, and here all the adults pretend to believe even his least probable charity. It's simply too overexposed and for me, it would work if at least half of the actor's performance was toned down. I haven't even mentioned ingredients such as the youngest member of the Baudelaire family, that typical American innocent angel type, who already disgusts me with the first smile and whom I would dispatch without hesitation. Overall impression: 25%.
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It started quite subtly, and at first, I thought that this kind of film was not for me... but after quite a big delay I took the test and it turned out very well. I fell in love with the entire world of Lemony Snicket, and I spent the second half of last year hunting down the entire "Unfortunate Events" book series. While reading the first four books, I watched the movie to review over and over again so as to make my experience comprehensive... :) I'm now on the tenth volume and they’re getting bigger, so the last four books will be the same as the first eight. I'm both impatient and excited for each new page and only regret that there won't be more films. Or that the authors didn't opt for an adaptation made for TV and then for DVD. I mean, Esmé would have to be something irresistible, with her love for everything that happens to by flying. :) Or the triplets and other spicy stuff that didn't fit in the film. This way, it seems like the orphans from the series are just suffering under more and more guardians, but readers know that this is just the beginning. Jim Carrey was a good Count Olaf, but not unattainable, or he would have had to force them to make a sequel. I don't fault the film at all because the concept of combining the first three short books and then combining them into one general narrative is a good one. This would also work very well with other Baudelaire adventures. "The Miserable Mill" could have been shortened like the stay at Uncle Monty's, the Prufrock Preparatory School could have gone to great lengths to bring the triplets onto the scene, and then the endless shots in the elevator shaft... It would be nice, even the binoculars would fit in there for better order. Essentially, it’s too bad that Auntie Jo wasn't cast with someone younger and that there wasn't even a brief visit to the movie theater after a whole day at the terrarium. It can't be helped. I've fallen for the series.
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This is great. Jim Carrey is really good here. You don't often see a prince like this Count Olaf. I mean, it is not seen especially today - in the (not only) crazy comedies of the sixties, seventies and eighties we would certainly find a few "good guys" like him. Praise also goes to Brad Silberling, because the film is sensational, it doesn't get boring and looks perfect, the performances of all three children were also magical, Meryl Strep did not disappoint either.... Oh, and Dustin Hoffman's barking was such a treat. Four and a bit, I laughed from start to finish.
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I read the book, but it was a really long time ago and I didn't realize its connection to this film until it was in progress. Lemony Snicket noticeably tries to adapt the book as faithfully as possible, which is certainly not a bad thing. What’s important is that Brad Siberling has conceived a very simple story about a cunning bastard as a fresh, entertaining and all-around fairy-tale spectacle that fulfils everything I would expect from a purely children's film. First of all, the sensibly chosen runtime (the film is only 92 minutes long!) is worth praise, as well as the beautiful make-up and costumes and, of course, the actors, led by a made-up Jim Carrey and an anxious Meryl Streep. As a small child I would certainly have jumped in joy, now I just hummed along contentedly...
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Jim Carrey's acting tour de force was perhaps a little too annoying at times, but the child actors were good, Sunny had funny "comments" at times. Meryl Streep, who had a phobia of just about everything, again delighted in her small role. The film offers a solid plot, decent visual effects (the house on the cliff, the leeches) and make-up effects (Carrey).
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If the story were overall a bit more polished and didn't have an ending that unnecessarily tries for emotions that simply aren't there, it would be an incredibly good film. It has its poetry, its charm, and it's incredibly entertaining, thanks in part to Carrey, who showcases himself as a great chameleon, but that's also well-known about him. It’s pleasant, but it's missing a little something extra to make it perfect.
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