Lemony Snicket – Rätselhafte Ereignisse (2004)

Lemony Snicket – Rätselhafte Ereignisse: Directed by Brad Silberling. With Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman. When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents’ vast fortune.

“Some movies are just plain fun to watch. This is one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s funny, itu0026#39;s dramatic and itu0026#39;s a great visual treat with Tim Burton-esquire wild images throughout. This is a superb job of combining great visuals, special effects and an entertaining story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe two kids, played by Emily Browning and Liam Aiken, should get top billing since they are in every scene while Jim Carrey is in about half. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEveryone in this film is a hoot, especially Carrey who plays u0026quot;Count Olafu0026quot; and then disguises himself by pretending to be other people throughout the story. Whomever he was playing he was hilarious. With his crazy persona, Carrey was good choice for this role. The lines he delivers are so hammy they make me just laugh out loud. I appreciated his work even more on the second viewing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe kids are likable, good-looking and decent actors and the u0026quot;babyu0026quot; is given the funniest u0026quot;linesu0026quot; in the movie – all in subtitles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is too dark for the little kids but fun for adolescents on up. There is almost no profanity in here and no sex. The sets are particularly strange and interesting, from the various houses to the clothing to the computer-enhanced scenery, with gorgeous colors. Make no mistake: this is a very pretty film with so many fascinating objects in here to view that even multiple viewings canu0026#39;t possibly pick them all up.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eObviously, there is a lot to like. I hope there is a sequel.”