Eine Reihe betrüblicher Ereignisse

When the main characters suffer, let the audience suffer as well. This applies to both film adaptation connoisseurs, fans of the source material, and logically, complete neophytes as well. From the start, everyone is presented with one pessimistic outlook after another. Patrick Warburton as Lemony relentlessly assures us that things will only get worse, and you don' even feel like rooting for the main characters because, according to all assumptions, it's not worth it. However, it would be a shame not to experience this series of events. The enthusiasm of all involved is extremely contagious, the gallery of grimaces by Neil Patrick Harris is endless, and those unexpected actor appearances on the scene, at which I enthusiastically jumped out of my chair more than once, give the troubles of the Baudelaire siblings the punch of an event that surprisingly flies quite low under the audience's radar. The only thing that prevented me from climbing the icy wall to the highest rating is the very essence of the book series. Specifically, the cunning approach to the answers that are most eagerly awaited and often end up being transparently simple or even mentioned in passing in a second layer. Those who find this potentially frustrating feature appealing will enjoy this to the fullest. Everyone else can make do with the aforementioned package, all wrapped in unflagging black humor and unique creative solutions. (11.04.2023)