It was kind of weird...and Heath Ledger in this movie doesn't look ANYTHING like the Joker in The Dark Knight, but hey! It was a pretty cool movie anyways. Especially since Matt Damon was in it. He's an amazing actor.
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I LOVED THIS MOVIE FROM START TO THE VERY END! LEDGER WAS SO HILARIOUS AND DAMON TOO! I HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE SO MANY TIMES! Love the way they rescue girls knowing they are most wanted!!! ITS SO FUNNY!!!
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the first real disappointment from Terry Gilliam, this film never really decides whether to be a comedy, action, or surreal fantasy flick. there are some cool moments and images, but other than that the film feels like a failed blockbuster.
Why did it remind me of Sleepy Hollow at some point? Only with the exception that Sleepy Hollow is SO much better. I'm not denying it was funny though :)
THE BROTHERS GRIM!!!!!!!: D I love this movie so much and i'd deffently think that everyone includding regualr people should cheak it out! It's actually the most emo movie that I've seen so far!!!!!! i like......
A very interesting and compelling take on a fairy tale universe that is both familiar and strange. More or less what we've come to expect from Terry Gilliam.
I don't quite understand the negativity surrounding this film. Sure, it's no Brazil or Twelve Monkeys, or even Fear and Loathing..., but at the same time, it's not the hollow car-crash that many other reviewers would suggest. Without question, it is a flawed work - one that smacks of Hollywood compromise and a script that was tinkered with as the film went along - but it's by no means without merit. The production design, costumes and cinematography are all exquisite throughout, whilst the over-the-top performances and the variety of bizarre accents and actions favoured by the cast simply adds to the sense of pantomime excess and the macabre fairytale glee that Gilliam seems to be going for. Some have called the story a mess, but to be honest, I hardly had the time to notice, with the whole film wrapping me up in the sense of over-the-top spectacle and gleefully dragging me from one visually sumptuous set-piece to the next.
It helps that the basic set-up of the story is an interesting and imaginative one - with the central premise falling somewhere between Ghostbusters, The Frighteners and Tim Burton's adaptation of the legend of Sleepy Hollow - with the basic idea of a fairytale myth that is approached by the filmmakers as if genuine fact being juxtaposed by a story involving two con-artist characters who work against a narrative backdrop of the supernatural, folklore and a genuine fear of ghosts, spirits, witches and goblins. This creates a nice interplay between the lead character's skepticism and the naive fear of the surrounding villagers. It also makes sense when we analyse it in conjunction with the re-casting of the brothers as manipulative tricksters, which is a nice touch and further presents the idea of toying with an audiences' preconceptions of an event in order to elicit a greater degree of dramatic tension, etc. The Brothers Grimm never comes close to that level of genius, though it does offer Gilliam the chance to play around with his beloved fairytale references, whilst simultaneously opening the film up in a narrative sense in order to incorporate elements of action, drama and adventure.
Throughout the film, Gilliam packs each frame full of wonderful little sight gags and moments of unbridled imagination, the kind of which we haven't seen since films like Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, with the whole film rolling along from one over-the-top set-piece to another, whilst the disparate strands are tied together by the likable lead performances from Matt Damon and Heath Ledger. Perhaps most audience's problem with the film is that they've become too accustomed to Gilliam films in which fantasy erupts from a vaguely real setting, like, for example, The Fishing King, or his biggest hit so far, Twelve Monkeys. Even Fear and Loathing... fell back on the drug motif, which somehow makes the fantasy elements more plausible? Here, the audience is required to take a number of leaps. Firstly, to accept the appearance of witches, then to accept that the witch is a con, only to then have to re-accept that no, the witch does exist, but there's something else going on as well... a subtle mucking around with the audience's preconceptions of the fairytale genre and of the universe in which those stories play out.
Yes, it's all flawed, and the film will never be another Brazil (why should it? We already have Brazil. Why do we need another one?), whilst the apparent involvement of the Weinstein brothers probably put a strain on Gilliam to retain his more outlandish visual tendencies, whilst simultaneously pushing the film towards a more PG-13 style popcorn audience. The fact that Gilliam has yet to disown the film (and has defended it against the critics in at least two magazine interviews) suggests that the film is at least somewhat close to what he originally intended, which should be enough evidence for those fans crying foul of the Weinstein's for ruining Terry's vision. For me, The Brothers Grimm was an enjoyable film filled with great visuals, production design and the kind of over-the-top performances that are perfect for this kind of film (Peter Stormare and Gilliam regular Jonathan Pryce are both a great deal of fun in their roles as the pantomime villains).
I can appreciate why some people would take exception to the film; for a start there are Hollywood actors attempting British accents (Ledger sounds more like his native Australian whilst Damon has clearly been to the Johnny Depp school of British accents, turning in something that sounds halfway between Captain Jack Sparrow and our own Michael Caine), a director with a track record for costly flops (the unsung Baron Munchausen) and outright failures (his aborted The Man Who Killed Don Quixote); and the fact that there's been more reports about on set wrangling than anything approaching unanimous acclaim!! To me, the only great flaws are the obvious ones that plague most contemporary Hollywood movies... firstly; the film is geared for the youth market (but the film is just too dark, too violent and a little too reliant on mood and atmospherics), whilst the overly used CGI effects are shoddy, obvious, poorly rendered and will no doubt date the film terribly in a few years time.
On another note, it's also a shame that the eye-catching Monica Bellucci is given so little to do here; the producers should have given Gaspar Noe's Irreversible a look to see just what she's capable of!! Regardless, if you can overlook the poor CGI and the larger-than-life performances, The Brothers Grimm offers an interesting story, great scenes of action and humour, and those trademark Gilliam moments of visual wonderment. To sum up, It might not be perfect, but its a fun movie to watch despite its flaws
One of the coolest and most imaginary and most original action-adventures in years. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are fantastic. They are such an exceptional and enjoyable buddy team with amasing chemistry. Peter Stomare is marvelous. An enchantingly fun good time. Frequently funny and endlessly thrilling. You'll be thrilled and amused by every inch of this terrific movie. A magnificent mixture of fantacy, action, horror and buddy comedy. Great action, great laughs, great chracters, great speacial effects and great storytelling. It's pure magic. A wild ride of extroadinary genious from Director, Terry Gilliam. There is no way why you shouldnt enjoy this movie.
Take all the makings of a good fairy tale and throw them into the dark ages of a foreign land. Nothing to sink your teeth into but some nice work and well acted too.
Rather interesting indeed. Strange CGI and themes but any fan of dark, creepy films such as well, this, The Brothers Grimm, and lets say - Sleepy Hollow.
Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are wonderful to watch, their rapport totally believable. However, Ledger takes the cake creating a bumbling character ("Will" Grimm) reminiscent of Jack Sparrow - in a more medievil sense. Nothing too earthshattering however, being a minor Heath Ledger fan you may wish to ignore my biased remark there... Matt Damon's "Jake" Grimm felt rather stiff and typical of your average older brother archtype but still does a fine job out of the English accent.
Definately worth watching for those other Ledger fans out there. Also quite good for getting other friends to join the club!
I was disappointed. Not that fairy-tale retelling's exactly have a good screen-record.. but I expected more. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger both did a really good job, great acting, and good banter between the two. (actually reminded me of myself and Hammen working on the Swordsmen, lol.) But my major qualm with the movie is this: Monica Bellucci is incredibly beautiful. In the movie, she's an evil witch who wants to be beautiful again. -can you really blame her? As an audience member, I spent more time thinking about how I wished Monica Bellucci could stop looking like a sack of bones and be beautiful again than I did hoping they save those 12 peasant girls.
The Brothers Grimm would've been a lot better if it wasn't as cheesy as it was. I really liked the fight scenes but the thought of a little girl turning into a gingerbread man is just stupid.
This is an interesting movie with a very dark sense of humor. The imagery can be creepy and disgusting at times, but it all works in the film. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger both give great performances.
Although there are moments that are over-silly and effects that are less then average, the film does have its charm. Without Damon and Ledger though, this would be a complete disaster. Maybe just not my type of movie...
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