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The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
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Overview
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Rated PG-13 | Length 118 minutes
Actors
Matt Damon | Heath Ledger | Lena Headey | Peter Stormare | Monica Bellucci | Mackenzie Crook | Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Jonathan Pryce | Richard Ridings | Barbora Lukesová | Petr Ratimec | Anna Rust | Jeremy Robson | Radim Kalvoda | Martin Hofmann | Josef Pepa Nos | Harry Gilliam | Miroslav Táborský | Marika Procházková | Tomáš Hanák | Martin Kavan | Alena Jakobová | Dana Dohnalova | Petra Dohnalova | Audrey Hamm | Annika Murjahn | Eva Reiterová | Denisa Vokurkova | Hanuš Bor | Ota Filip | Lukáš Bech | Julian Bleach | Bruce MacEwen | Jan Unger | František Velecký | Laura Greenwood | Drahomíra Fialková | Jana Radojčičová | Petr Vršek | Denisa Malinovska | Bara Rudlova | Andrea Milackova | Daniela Kubickova | Hedvika Sochurková | Veronika Loulova | Věra Uzelacová | Simona Vcalová | Julie Venhauerova | Deborah Hyde | Václav Chalupa | Jiri Krejcir | Kamila Bruderova | Tomas Liska
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’d seen bits of this before but never the entire movie all the way though. My wife and I thought it’d be a good movie to watch with the kids on a Friday night, so that’s what we did.
A very enjoyable movie and perhaps one of Gilliam’s more commercially accessible (and probably less plagued than most of his other productions though I don’t know for sure).
Heath Ledger is especially good here, and you can see shadows of his Joker character that he’ll be forever known for.
Matt Damon also does a great job, and some of his comedic moments are the best parts of the film!
While the effects are generally good, there are times when they feel a bit flat and dated. I don’t know if it was the budget Gilliam had to work with or just the state of technology in 2005. Either way, not enough to prove much of a distraction.
The kids really liked it. Now they’ve seen Time Bandits and this, next up will need to be Baron Munchhausen and Brazil.
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