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(1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1   3/4 "Nicely cast and technically adept, Lemony Snicket is the first film in a likely franchise I could fortunately tolerate."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...Carrey delivers a broad performance that's more distracting than anything else."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "What ultimately spoiled the fun was Mr. Carrey's unbridled egotistical performance."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "The picture is a beautifully foreboding storybook sprung to life, mixing guffaw-inducing comedy, frightful fantasy, and resonating drama without missing a beat."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2.5/4 "This Christmas season, families could do worse than Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B- "If the movie were as wildly creative as it looks, it would be brilliant, instead of merely OK."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "Arson, snakes, hurricanes, murder, man-eating leeches and a plot development out of Jerry Lee Lewis’ scrapbook notwithstanding, this is beyond perfect family entertainment"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "A visual feast that nonetheless leaves one feeling hungry for some emotional nourishment after the succession of all-too-similar courses has passed."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a weird and sometimes wonderful film about three creative kids who have what it takes to overcome adversities."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Passable Hollywood entertainment."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 8/10 "Although Carrey threatens to chew the scenery whenever he can, the kids hold their own as the stars of the show."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 79/100 "Wonderfully executed, brilliantly cast and almost perfectly Potter-beating. If only it weren't for Jim Carrey..."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi "You know a family film misses the mark when a light from across the aisle catches your attention and turns out to be a kid playing video games."   Light Views   John Larsen 7/10 "Less Ace Ventura and more Sideshow Bob, please."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/4 "'Inteligente, divertida y arriesgada en su propuesta visual y temática, es una aventura que no se pueden perder'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 3/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4/5 "More than adequate, a phrase which here means "a delight to existing fans that will not win them new ones after emasculating Count Olaf.""   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery C- "Let’s hope Paramount’s deal with AFLAC includes cinematic disaster insurance. Because this one’s about as memorable as Carrey’s old sitcom The Duck Factory."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B "isn't quite the transporting experience I had hoped for, but it gives every indication that the possibility lies ahead"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "Un filme divertido y hermosamente fotografiado, pero un poco “o un mucho” sobreactuado y finalmente, un tanto simplón."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 3.5/5 "This stylized gothic fairy tale unfolds in a Dickensian once-upon-a-time world, a Victorian England of the mind retrofitted with gee-whiz modern conveniences flawlessly realized by production designer Rick Heinrichs."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "Manages to evoke the down-to-earth surrealism of the story's world, but it ultimately suffers too much at the hands of a bungled misinterpretation of its central villain."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "If Tim Burton made a Harry Potter movie, it might look something like this gothic wedding cake of a flick, all evil curlicues and black lace..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Imagination and creativity pop from every single frame. The visual style is so vivid that we can easily become lost in this dark world of mystery and misery."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "The weakest parts of the movie are the cheap humor and crude language in the baby's subtitled speech. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow "A phantasmagoric family film with both bite and heart."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 3/5 "Aqui está um projeto que praticamente implorava para ser comandado por Tim Burton e estrelado por Johnny Depp."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "The end result still looks good and offers a decent number of laughs, but is not the work of dark comedy many people were anticipating."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3/5 "Entertaining, but far too cute"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Dark, but not scary; whimsical but not saccharine; pessimistic but believing quite firmly in the power of self-reliance."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "The best-looking movie of the year."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 5/5 "Charming and sly right at the beginning."   Film Threat   Rory L. Aronsky "As it ticks by, laboriously, it leaves you feeling that you should be enjoying it more than you are."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek B- "If you prefer movie reviews about pleasant films in which children are not placed in excessive peril or disagreeable circumstances, you may wish to read some other review."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 7/10 "Wickedly delightful and humorously sinister, it reinforces the concept of family and that adults don't listen to children as often as they should."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "A fabulously-outfitted sideshow attraction without much going on under the big top: all circus, precious little bread."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs  (1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1