For age ratings, I think the film is appropriate for most ages over 9. The humour in the film is quite sarcastic and a lot of the humour comes from the baby, Sunny. They fall flat at times but came together again. And the kids in this film are decent actors. It brought the story to life and Carrey at times was (unsurprisingly) annoying but he somehow came into his own in this film, really creating a threat towards the children as Count Olaf. It did its jobs and created a surreal experience/adventure. However of course they didn’t have all the answers because they didn’t have all the books. Putting the adaptation part of the film aside, the movie itself creates an intriguing mystery giving the audience questions to lure them into the plot and the end comes full circle with the questions answered and revealed.
I completely understand that making this film was a difficult task as they had to explain a series with 13 books (some which hadn’t even been released at the time). So with all these scary things I'd leave the film for young teens. And the kids are later attacked by leaches in a boat The protagonist's parents are killed in a fire.
The claustrophobic feeling of the sets and colours can make you feel uncomfortable and it can be quite disturbing. Two of their guardians are killed (offscreen) by the terrifying Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) and is after the children's fortune.
The children are put in danger too many times to count. It creates such an interesting environment, giving each place a distinct feel, where as the TV show, shows no diversity between sets and keeps with the same dull colour palette. They got many good actors to play the parts and for the little time they had, the killed it! And the sets and world buildings of this film are outstanding! The sets are all unique and it makes you feel you're in them. The film only had a certain amount of time and in that time they were able to display a creative, intriguing story, while not always staying accurate to the books, got us invested in the characters.
I myself, really enjoy this film, I've watched it too many times to count now and it just gets better everytime! However, some people seem to be belittling the film because of the release of the Netflix show has been considered miles better.
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