A Series of
Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler as Lemony Snicket
The cast of this motion picture is phenomenal, including
some of the best actors, comedians alive:
Jim Carrey as the vicious and darkly funny Count Olaf
Timothy Spall as the well intentioned, but at times ignorant
and perhaps irresponsible Mr. Poe - the count has a speech in which he condemns
Poe and the rest, saying that the children had tried hard to warn the adults
who ignored them, or even worse, at one stage, Mr. Poe is fooled by Olaf and
decides he would be the best protector the children could have.
Billy Connolly is Uncle Monty, who is also tricked by the
nefarious count, who comes disguised as an assistant, that the superficial
uncle thinks is there to steal some secrets from him.
Actually, count Olaf wants the fortune inherited by the
children, when their parents die in a fire and he would go to any extremes to
do that, given that he is the ultimate, pure evil, ready to get the children
killed by the train, as he leaves them trapped in the car, on the railway lines
and eventually, to trap Violet into a marriage so that he can get the
inheritance.
The start of the motion picture is smart, amusing, inviting
in that it says in the opening scene that you are invited to go to theater
number two if you want to see a film about a happy elf...
"The film you are about to see is extremely
unpleasant"
Therefore it works both ways...
If the film is not a success, you have been warned.
As it is, this is a good joke.
Among the other artists involved, we have some legends
Meryl Streep as Aunt Josephine, who is tricked by the same
vicious count
Luis Guzman, Cedric the Entertainer, Helena Bonham Carter,
Dustin Hoffman and others make shorter or longer appearances.
In conclusion, the film is worthwhile if only for this
extraordinary line up and the rather amusing lines, the light touch and the
unpretentious perspective of those involved in the making of a successful
feature.
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