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The Brothers Grimm
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Matt Damon, Heath
Ledger, Lena Keadey |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Dimension Films |
| Kiddie Movie: |
There's some
killing and a confusing story, so leave the younger ones at
home. |
| Date Movie: |
Only if she likes
Monty Python type humor. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Just some push-up
outfits. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
There is some
killing going on. |
| Action: |
There is some
chasing going on. |
| Laughs: |
A couple of
chuckles here and there. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The mirror
breaking was pretty cool. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
"Trust the toad!" |
| Directed By: |
Terry Gilliam |
| Produced By: |
Charles Roven,
Daniel Bobker |
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The Brothers Grimm
A Movie Review |
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I wasn’t in my "Monty Python" mode going in to see "The
Brothers Grimm," and it probably took me about half of the
movie to switch to that mode, but after I did, I really
began to appreciate "The Brothers Grimm" a little more. Not
enough to really recommend it, but the weird humor that is
Terry Gilliam began to surface and I could finally see where
he was going. That’s too hard when going to a movie
sometimes, and it’s too hard for this one.
In "The Brothers Grimm," we get Matt Damon and Heath
Ledger as Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm. They’ve been making a
living with a couple of other cohorts by exploiting old
legends. For our introduction to them, they are convincing
some townsfolk that they can get rid of the Mill Witch who
has been terrorizing the town as of late. And so, with
elaborate pulleys and costumes, they stage the destroying of
the Mill Witch and collect the cash. But the French have
invaded Germany, which is where our boys have set up shop,
and aren’t to pleased with them. Facing death or helping the
French, Wilhelm and Jacob decide to help the French calm
down a town whose girls keep disappearing in the woods. With
Angelika (Lena Headey) as their guide, and Cavaldi (Peter
Stormare) making sure the brothers don’t try to run away,
our heroes find themselves in some sort of enchanted forest,
based upon the legend of an old witch. And so, with honest
to goodness strange things happening around them, things
like trees coming to life, a horse swallowing a girl, and
roaches moving the covers off of crypts, well, our heroes
find themselves in real-life weirdness that they have to
solve, all along with fairy tale references being tossed
around like candy (a gingerbread cookie, a Little Red Riding
Hood, a "who’s the fairest of the all", and a frog to kiss,
just to name a few).
But this isn’t an easy comedy to get into, unless I guess
you are a huge Monty Python-type fan, so it was kind of
interesting sitting in the theater, hearing some groups of
people laughing at nearly everything, with the other groups
probably just wondering what they aren’t getting. Like I
said, it took me too long to back into that comedy-style
mode, and even then, it doesn’t seem to live up to that kind
of humor I remember from other Terry Gilliam projects, I
think, mostly, because it gets too bogged down in itself to
just let the humor and fun be let out.
There were some good moments, and Matt Damon and Heath
Ledger were actually very good in their roles, but unless
you love "Monty Python" type humor, I really can’t recommend
this one. It’s 2 stars out of 5. This one seems more like a
good rental than spending your hard-earned cash at the box
office.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
