Ted and I met up with Jai (and didn’t meet up with Shaun and Mary (Shaun’s sister)) and we all watched Lemony Snicket together (except not).
In its defense, I will say that it is *exactly* like the books.
Which means I thought it was a clever idea poorly implemented, making for a flat, boring and vaguely irritating movie. It is moderately possible that had it not had Jim Carrey in it, it would have been bearable, because everyone else was wonderfully cast, but most of it was dull and the parts with Carrey were embarrassing, excrutiating *and* dull.
On Iago’s orders, we stayed for the very long credits, but I have no idea why, unless it’s that the first half of them were more interesting to watch than the movie.
I came home and watched some Highlander.
It drives me crazy that Carrey is capable of quite good character acting, but everyone seems to want him to do that irritating Ace Ventura freakout stuff instead.
Oh well.
-R