All though this is child movie,you love it if you love child fantasy movie. outher wise ..........

And more true to life than most tv. The fact that there is no happy ending makes it possible to delve into feelings that are not often explored in such an accesible and humorous way. One of those rare shows where the fantastic elements make it all seem more real.

I was a fan of the books as a kid reading from the bad beginning to the end and was excited to find out this strange world would be brought to the big screen. Keeping Tim Burton's version alive the sets were stunningly Gothic in nature without looking cartoonish and gives a sense of dread ever present in the books. I was worried about the casting choices for each role when I heard Jim Carrey would be the evil Count Olaf who caused a division in VFD yet he looked, sounded and brought his own sense of humor to the character which changed my view on how wise it was to use him. The others hammed it up and now I can't picture the Baudelaire orphans looking any other way.The music was sweet, enchanting and almost makes it feel like danger is in the air. Very moving if you get the soundtrack by itself.While combing the first three books together seemed like a mistake at first it glowed and wrapped up nicely. The wedding scene was very important plot point as it showed how conniving Olaf is and how desperate it shows him trying to get his hands in the fortune. You miss out on some of his unique theater grope who are helping him keep eyes on the children at every turn, but it makes up for it by covering all the big events unlike Harry Potter padding out the run time with new footage.All in all I enjoyed the movie in its own right and can't wait for the long anticipated mini series to begin.

So-so - lacks that spark to make it special.Three children - Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire - are left orphaned when their house burns down, with their parents in it, in mysterious circumstances. They are left in the custody of a distant relative, Count Olaf (played by Jim Carrey). It is soon apparent that Count Olaf only cares about the children for their large inheritance.Fairly lacklustre, for the most part. Had potential as heartening tale about struggling against adversity and surviving but the plot is mostly a listless, rambling adventure. Conclusion is sweet and reasonably profound but this doesn't make up for the dullness that precedes it.Part of the problem is that Jim Carrey, for all his outlandishness and clowning ability, fails to hit the right note. His performance just feels off, like he's going through the motions.In what might be a first for me, I found the children's performances far more engaging and convincing than the adults. Plus, the baby gets the best lines (another first).Considering that the director, Brad Silberling, and lead actor, Jim Carrey, are the main problems, a Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration would have been a much better combination for this movie. The plot and target audience suits Burton to a T and he would have provided the suitable special effects, edginess mixed with sweetness, dark mixed with light. Depp, in camp mode, would have had a blast.But, alas, that didn't happen.