Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - 4 stars out of 10

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - 4 stars out of 10

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" was definitely not what I expected. I expected to hate this film... but it was very enjoyable due to its colorful characters. While its target audience was obviously children, its cast gives the characters substance. Jim Carrey is such a fantastic character actor and delivered equally well in each of his roles. Meryl Streep's character is particularly delightful and singlehandedly made the film worth watching. And nobody could argue against using Jude Law's voice to narrate ANY film. The children were great, particularly Emily Browning who acted far beyond someone of her age. The special effects are interesting (especially the creatures) there isn't anything "bad" about the film. For adults, the story is pretty childish and although the movie isn't Shawshank, the cast it makes it worth watching as a family film.