The Brothers Grimm
Miramax Films | Release Date: August 26, 2005
7.2
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Generally favorable reviews based on 205 Ratings
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vini1904Aug 14, 2012
Plot a little cliche, but a curious and interesting history. Maybe it was the kind of script that Hollywood directors have repeatedly hit the hammer. The performances are convincing and the scenery is beautiful.
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8
ScotJ.Jul 1, 2006
Sometimes a little difficult to follow but very impressive visually, and yes, it does have a coherent storyline.
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7
AnnaR.Jun 25, 2006
Because I was in it, I'd say I really enjoyed watching it all, but from someone elses view, I gotta say it was OK. The filming was great though, I really love Matt Damon.
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8
JodyG.Aug 26, 2005
A little crazy, a little wacky...like i would expect from gillaim. but overall it was a fun ride and far more entertaining than most of the crap that came out this summer.
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7
[Anonymous]Aug 28, 2005
A good summer movie! Humorous and amusing! Acting was great and I thought it was fun!....
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10
TimM.Aug 27, 2005
The most underrated film of the year.
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8
EdS.Aug 27, 2005
This was a fun, exciting movie. While there have been some complaints about the script, the movie takes us on a ride through the haunted forest and it's mysteries that shows us that fantasy might be real and that cynically dismissing This was a fun, exciting movie. While there have been some complaints about the script, the movie takes us on a ride through the haunted forest and it's mysteries that shows us that fantasy might be real and that cynically dismissing wonder won't lead you to fulfilled life. The visuals were another satisfying look at Gilliam's work as the beautiful opening titles foreshadow. This movie will give you as much enjoyment as you have the ability to suspend disbelief and enter this enchanted land.… Expand
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8
ChrisK.Aug 30, 2005
An underated movie to be sure. After seeing all the bad reviews I had to go see it. I found it entertaining, a little funny and occasionaly a little scary. The plot was easy enough to follow if you pay attention to what is going on. Anyone An underated movie to be sure. After seeing all the bad reviews I had to go see it. I found it entertaining, a little funny and occasionaly a little scary. The plot was easy enough to follow if you pay attention to what is going on. Anyone expecting a "normal" movie from Terry Gilliam has obviously not seen his other movies. I enjoyed this movie more than most of the junk Ive seen this year so I gave it 8 stars.… Expand
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10
CodyP.Sep 13, 2005
This movie is TIGHT!!!
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9
GregL.Sep 27, 2005
Much, much better than most critics would lead us to believe. Also quite frightening (but in a good way)... don't bring the kiddies to this one.
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TessT.Sep 4, 2005
Awsome!
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9
JanY.Sep 5, 2005
Trust Terry Gilliam's ability to con and bring fantasy to the audience in the same way we have fantasized and conned little children to uphold the Grimm Brothers' tales as sweet and cool bedtime stories. Absolutely a very creative Trust Terry Gilliam's ability to con and bring fantasy to the audience in the same way we have fantasized and conned little children to uphold the Grimm Brothers' tales as sweet and cool bedtime stories. Absolutely a very creative and fun adventure story in which the two famous brothers are seen living out their own fairy tales! It's a joy to be fantasized by fantasies.… Expand
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ReaP.Sep 6, 2005
I loved this movie. I loved the lush, old world storybook painterly look of each scene that reminded me of my favorite illustrators. I loved the lovingly whimsical costumes and the delightfully caricatured characters. that reminded me of the I loved this movie. I loved the lush, old world storybook painterly look of each scene that reminded me of my favorite illustrators. I loved the lovingly whimsical costumes and the delightfully caricatured characters. that reminded me of the original Wizard of Oz. Several of the characters made me laugh out loud without saying a word. I loved the delicious dark 'scary' scenes...the kind that used to titillate me as a kid. It's wit and humor and storybook moral and morale were wonderful. If it fell off the breathtaking punch of the Rings trilogy and the like, it was only because it was generously faithful to the whole Grimm's Fairy tale feel. I was happy it didn't try for blockbuster overamped action adrenalin rush or punch in the gut 'grit' or cloyingly sweet fluff. I had a great good time every minute that left a clean taste in the mouth. I was surprised and pleased by Damon's and Ledger's understated performances that stayed honest and well balanced within the tapestry of the movie. I'd give it 9 stars.… Expand
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JoeB.Aug 28, 2005
Everyone that worked on this film seems to be having a bold, terrific and heartfelt effort. I love every Gilliam film ever made. This one is right near the top.
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MarkB.Sep 13, 2005
Once upon a time there was a filmmaker named Terry Gilliam whose last would-be effort, a gargantuan movie epic about Don Quixote, fell prey to all manner of evil spells, wicked elves, ogres and gremlins that prevented it from ever seeing Once upon a time there was a filmmaker named Terry Gilliam whose last would-be effort, a gargantuan movie epic about Don Quixote, fell prey to all manner of evil spells, wicked elves, ogres and gremlins that prevented it from ever seeing fruition...but DID provide a fascinating how-it-didn't-get-made documentary. Gilliam's film work is that of an uncompromising independent spirit who often gets big budgets but calls his shots the way he sees 'em, like it or not...with predictably variable results that range from ballsy and bracing (Brad Pitt's singularly unhinged work in 12 Monkeys, the unexpectedly downbeat finale of the kiddie fantasy Time Bandits) to almost totally unendurable (Johnny Depp's obnoxious Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, who spends two hours I'll never get back again making sad, miserable people he meets on his drug-addled odyssey even more sad and miserable). That's why it's a little disappointing to see Gilliam reining himself in, however slightly, for the Weinstein boys who, despite their loud pronouncements over the past decade about encouraging independent film, tend to sit on their directors (Tarantino, of course, being a rare and obvious exception) as tightly as Louis B. Mayer did on his during the 1940s. A film about the famous fairy-tale compilers and retellers Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm seems like a natural fit for Gilliam, but he's hobbled by a rather witless, pedestrian script by Ehren Kruger (whose other work, such as Arlington Road and Reindeer Games, suggests that he's a lot more comfortable dissecting present-day paranoia than from the past) that refers to classic stories ranging from Goldilocks to Snow White to Little Red Riding Hood so haphazardly and perfunctorily that you'd swear he was working off a checklist, and by title performances by Matt Damon and Heath Ledger that are completely submerged by the surroundings and spectacle. Ultimately, none of this matters. As Gilliam has repeatedly proven since Monty Python and the Holy Grail, he is and remains a dazzling visual atmospherist and stylist who does peasant squalor as compellingly as he does patrician sumptuousness. Simply put, there's nobody around who films grass, dead leaves, wood, thatching, dirt and mud more fascinatingly than Gilliam...and I'm not being sarcastic in the least; it's really hard to do! In fact, The Brothers Grimm may be the only 2005 film besides Robert Rodriguez' Sin City in which every single frame is...well, suitable for framing. (In fact, I'd even rank Gilliam slightly higher than Rodriguez in this category because The Brothers Grimm is nowhere near so computer-dependent.) This movie's amazing, sepia-dappled cinematography and design makes the fact that we'll never get to see Gilliam's Quixote film even more regrettable, but even Gilliam running at half-speed here should be enough to ensure that The Brothers Grimm, though a box office disappointment, should live happily ever after as a cult success.… Expand
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