did you even read more than a couple?
the story is very simple and predictable, the whole point of it is the way it is told
the narrator is incredible, specially the way he slowly incorporates himself to the story until he is a major part of it, and it is also very humorous
having watched the movie i must say it sucks
the acting was just horrible (wow, a worse actor than jim carrey- the boy who played klaus), the movie felt all fragmented and hurried, they gave major spoilers to what happens on the later books, and they ruined the whole mystery, the special effects were incredibly bad, etc. the good parts were the sets, and meryl streep was pretty good.
the whole thing is worth watching only for the intro and the credit animation.