In 1811, in a French occupied Germany, the crooks Brothers Grimm pretend to fight against evil witches and monsters to make money. However, they are arrested by Cavaldi and General Delatombe, but they have a chance to redeem themselves in the village of Marbaden, where ten young girls have vanished. Will and Jacob are guided by the local Angelika through an enchanted forest where they face the evil Mirror Queen that depends on the sacrifice of twelve girls in the eclipse to stay beautiful and young.
Brothers Grimm, The Matt Damon and Heath Ledger star as fairytale writing brothers who are ordered by the Napoleonic French to solve a mystery in the forests of Germany. Fantasy yarn from Terry Gilliam
The Brothers Grimm isn't Terry Gilliam's smartest film, or his most personal, or the one where his imagination has the freest reign (it was executive produced by the Weinstein brothers). But it is a solidly entertaining movie, aided by actors who seem to relish their roles in the ex-Python's muddy, fantastical vision of Napoleonic Europe.
A prologue in 1796 introduces us to the Grimms. They're poverty stricken and starving, so when young Jacob sells the family's final asset, their ...
Late-August release. Color photography that's supposed to evoke fairy-tale mysticism that looks closer to muddy brown. Matt Damon in late-18th-century costuming. If there were a movie genre called "the non-starter," it sounds as if The Brothers Grimm could be a leader of the pack.
But the director is Terry Gilliam, who on paper seems the perfect person to portray Grimm grotesqueries. And as it turns out, the best thing to be said about this expensive but drab wannabe mirthmaker is that it has some of its director's quirky touches. This, at least, sustains goodwill here and there amid storytelling that frequently sputters.
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With dazzling, inspired imagery of the grotesque-caricature, lyrical-fairy-tale, and harrowing-nightmare variety, sometimes all at once.
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