The trailer for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events was playing in front of Sky Captain. Jim Carrey looked like a suitably scary Count Olaf, and the set design captures the creepy feeling of the books. I loved the shot of Violet tying her hair back with a ribbon, ready to start inventing her way out of trouble.

And Jude “Sky Captain” Law is the voice of Lemony Snicket. I hope he keeps warning people to close their eyes during the scary parts of the movie, or tells them to leave the theater. That would capture the narrative style of the books — “I’m sorry to tell you that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children…”– very well.