Fresh
Episodic but entertaining.
Hank Sartin, Chicago Reader
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.
2004 · 1h 48m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Brad Silberling
Overview
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's all a bit superficial, but highly entertaining, wickedly funny, and alluring enough to make you want to start reading the books.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
A sick joke of a film that realizes the best children's entertainment doesn't hide from the bleaker side of life, but plunges into the void and respects kids enough to assume they can handle it.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten
Heinrichs helps take your mind off the slack direction and the letdown of a climax, which ought to make the kiddies hurl Gummi Bears at the screen.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
A lavishly mounted blockbuster that has little personality of its own except on a purely visual level.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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