The Brothers Grimm (2005) Reviews & Ratings
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The Brothers Grimm reviews
The Brothers Grimm holds a 5.9/10 average from 3,093 TMDB ratings.
Does it deserve 10 stars? No, but I look at this as a thumbs up or thumbs down thing, and it's getting thumbs up, sooo...disclaimer there. I really liked this and I accept that I am in the minority. It has the Terry Gilliam comedic feel to it and it has the Terry Gilliam acid trip feel to it... and even at it's worst that is still absolutely entertaining and a pure joy to watch. Someone mentioned wide angle work bef…
— GenerationofSwine (10/10)
Well it is a Terry Gilliam film so was always going to be a bit eccentric - but the idea that the legendary Brothers Grimm were actually grifters was actually quite an fun one. Assemble a couple of A-listers and we should have been flying. Except, well - we are not. Instead of having some amiable horseplay as they fleece the gullible and the unwitting, we find "Jake" (Heath Legder) and "Will" (Matt Damon) in a villa…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)
**Score: 7/10 A Flawed But Fascinating Gilliam Curiosity That Deserves a Second Look** It's not Gilliam's best work, but it does get a bum wrap \[that is not entirely deserved\]. *The Brothers Grimm* arrives with all the ingredients of a Terry Gilliam masterpiece a fantastical premise, a rich historical backdrop, a cast of eccentric characters, and a director known for his singular visual imagination. What emerges i…
— misubisu
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.
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