It’s not necessarily an indictment of Carrey’s acting as a whole, but it’s clear that Stine doesn’t think he was right for the role.
With a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes and a worldwide box office gross of $209 million, A Series of Unfortunate Events wasn’t necessarily unsuccessful when it debuted back in 2004.
We already know that R.L. Stine is not one to mince words when it comes to film adaptations of beloved book series, and this one is no different.
That said, the film is not a perfect interpretation of the source material, and Stine seems to think that much of the blame lies with Jim Carrey’s misguided take on the character.