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Reviews Counted:175
Fresh:65
Rotten:110
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: The Brothers Grimm is full of beautiful imagery, but the story is labored and less than enchanting.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $37,848,537
Synopsis: Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as TIME BANDITS and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Peter Stormare, Monica Bellucci
Director: Terry Gilliam
...darkly amusing, often entertaining and overwhelmingly bizarre. Ultimately, the film gets bogged down in its own adventurous aspirations, although it looks a treat with splendid production design and fantastic effects.
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Top CriticGilliam hasn't lost his manic visual touch or his flair for dangerously dark humor, but the story isn't worthy of the masterful tale-tellers who gave the film its title -- and not of your moviegoing dough, either.
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Top CriticGilliam transmutes familiar fairy tales . . . into something that is distinctly his own [with] absurdist humor and more than a little social commentary
Not bad, but certainly not Gilliam at the top of his game.
Rises slightly above a mere effects parade.
Fairy tales are all about feeding our imaginations, and Gilliam was only allowed to bring out the snack tray.
It might be Gilliam's worst movie, but it's still okay.
You won't want to pass this version of The Brothers Grimm on to your children. But you may find yourself coming back to marvel at parts of it for the rest of your life.
Heath Ledger gets better with every role, and the chance to inhabit a socially maladjusted introvert like Jacob has resulted in his most winning portrayal to date.
... an enchantingly quirky [journey]-- provided you're willing to buy a ticket and climb aboard director Terry Gilliam's flying circus, no questions asked.
Director Terry Gilliam hasn't made a movie this playful since his Monty Python days, scattering visual and verbal puns throughout Grimm like Hansel and Gretel scatter breadcrumbs.
Gilliam is still a visual showman, a childish tease and an artist with an imagination too big for cinema.
The film is as much about the process of creation, of spinning yarns and contexts, as it is about any particular yarns.
Gilliam has rarely been more inventive, energetic, or just plain funny.
A departure into more mainstream territory for Gilliam, but maintains the dark humor and wonder that his fans expect
It's obvious Gilliam was reigned in a tad...perhaps the big-bad studio had a bit of fear and loathing...
Una aventura cómica y liviana, que se beneficia de la imaginación visual del director Terry Gilliam.
Not his best, but not too shabby either....
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