Movie Review - Lemony Snickets a Series of Unfortunate Events

I just rented Lemony Snickets a Series of Unfortunate Events, and my thoughts on it was that it was unfortunate that it was made into a movie. The movie had the right elements, with the right acting, but it doesn't work because instead of a deeply seriously funny kids story, it just looked silly or else it just felt creepy, and not in a good way. The dialogue also sounded silly, where in the books, it was very fitting, and seemed to make sense. The books work because its uses the power of the absurd- meaning everything is so outrageous, from the baby with the sharp teeth, to the henchman with two hooks for arms, that in a movie, all these elements get lost. I liked the soundtrack. It worked quite nicely and it caught the mood. The animation during the credits was awesome! I paid close attention to that. It paid homage to the PBS Mystery! opening credits which are also fun to watch.