The Brothers Grimm are con artists, travelling around French occupied Germany in the early 19th century convincing villagers that they can vanquish the evil spirits/witches/whatever they've made up. For a price, of course. Eventually the French catch wind of what they're doing, arrest them and offer them a choice - to be sentenced to death, or to actually go and solve the mystery of a cursed forest in which a number of children have disappeared.
Featuring lots of twisted fairy tales, the story is quite clever; although it also feels a little rushed and it's not exactly clear what's happening at times. Matt Damon and the late Heath Ledger work well together and the film features a solid supporting cast, including sexy Lena Headey and the gloriously manic Peter Stormare. Unfortunately, Jonathan Pryce pops up sporting a terrible French accent, which grated a bit.
It's OK, not brilliant, not terrible; and despite some horrible CGI effects (not exactly seamless, they stick out like a sore thumb on the bluray) it's pretty enjoyable. Probably the worst Terry Gilliam movie I've seen yet, but still, average Gilliam is better than a lot of other directors can muster.
My rating: 6.2 / 10
IMDB rating: 5.9 / 10
Running time: 118 mins
IMDB link
No comments:
Post a Comment