Unfortunately, none of this can alter the fact that after their parents perish in a terrible fire, the Baudelaires are placed in the care of Count Olaf, a man who is either a demented evil genius, an egomaniacal actor, Jim Carrey, or all three. Aided by a troupe of theatrical misfits, he hatches one outrageous plot after another to get his hands on the orphans’ vast inheritance, like the one involving the train.
After not being run over by a train, the Baudelaire children are removed from Count Olaf’s care and go to live with their Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly), a renowned snake expert. Things end badly after the arrival of a suspicious lab assistant named Stephano, a phrase which here means “Count Olaf in disguise.” The children are then shuffled off to their fearful Aunt Josephine’s (Meryl Streep). Sadly, disaster ensues, due to the appearance of a mysterious peg-legged sailor, an expression, which here means, “Would Jim Carrey with a peg-leg fool you?” Alarmingly, Count Olaf then hatches his most dastardly plot of all – a ploy whose real-life conclusion will give him control of the Baudelaire fortune!
The Baudelaires will have to stick together and use every ounce of courage, ingenuity, to stop Count Olaf. All may seem just as a series of unfortunate events, but all these only contributes to a real beginning. When all three of them stick together, there is home…
Rate: 7.5/10
18/12/05
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