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Who’s in it: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Liam Aiken
What it’s about: Three orphans looking for a new home are taken in by odd relatives and other people, including the dastardly Count Olaf (Carrey), who hopes to snatch their inheritance from them.
Worth watching? (star)(star)(star) 1/2
” ‘Unfortunate’ gives pros such as Streep … great comic bits, but the perfectly cast children remain the focus. Those kids are also why the books remain upbeat, even though the subject matter is dark.”