Post by doomedbloodwork on Dec 19, 2004 8:02:09 GMT -5
In about a decade's time, as with THE CABLE GUY, LEMONY SNICKET will emerge as a genuine cult classic. I haven't read the books on which it was based, so I went into it with an open mind.
This is a strange concoction, full of Tim Burtonian style and a dark sense of humour (perhaps too dark for a kids film like this), without the charm of Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, which this has similarities to, in light of the storyteller which features in both.
I wish I could be more optimistic about the film, but this is a movie that steadily moves downwards in narrative, even though all the actors and crew acquit themselves well. No problem with the performances, production design or the direction, which is spot on, but it is a movie that left me cold at it's heart and one which, as I say, will probably have more reverence in years to come in much the same way the ROCKY HORROR did, although I can't help wondering if anyone will dress up as Count Olaf.
This is a strange concoction, full of Tim Burtonian style and a dark sense of humour (perhaps too dark for a kids film like this), without the charm of Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, which this has similarities to, in light of the storyteller which features in both.
I wish I could be more optimistic about the film, but this is a movie that steadily moves downwards in narrative, even though all the actors and crew acquit themselves well. No problem with the performances, production design or the direction, which is spot on, but it is a movie that left me cold at it's heart and one which, as I say, will probably have more reverence in years to come in much the same way the ROCKY HORROR did, although I can't help wondering if anyone will dress up as Count Olaf.
