O'Hara, Catherine

• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

  [7/10]

  "In most cases where I have both read the book and seen the movie adaptation, I recommend the book as the better experience. In the case of A Series of Unfortunate Events, I have to recommend the movie over the books."

• Monster House (2006)

  [7/10]

  "Monster House provides a nice, family-friendly movie with a good story and well developed characters."

• Nightmare before Christmas, The (1993)

  [7/10]

  "The typical and unsurprising plot doesn't provide much satisfaction, but visually Nightmare provides a fun, creative atmosphere that has so much detail that you can see something new every time you watch."

• Over the Hedge (2006)

  [5/10]

  "Over the Hedge gives a visually appealing presentation that easily ranks on the same level with other recent animated features, but the preachy moral messages in conflict with advocating robbery and vandalism lessen the enjoyment of the already thin plot."

  Average score: 6.50