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Directed by Terry Gilliam
Written by Ehren Kruger

Cast (in credits order)
Matt Damon .... Will Grimm
Heath Ledger .... Jake Grimm
Jonathan Pryce .... Delatombe
Lena Headey .... Angelika
Peter Stormare .... Cavaldi
Richard Ridings
Mackenzie Crook .... Hidlick
Roger Ashton-Griffiths .... Mayor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Bellucci .... Queen Mirror
Julian Bleach
Harry Gilliam .... Stable Boy
Tomás Hanák
Martin Kavan
Bruce MacEwen
Miroslav Táborský .... Miller
Jan Unger .... Gregor
Jakub Zindulka

Produced by
Daniel Bobker .... producer
Michel Cheyko .... associate producer
Jake Myers .... co-producer
Charles Roven .... producer
John D. Schofield .... executive producer
Michael Solinger .... co-producer

Original Music by Dario Marianelli
Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel
Film Editing by Lesley Walker

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence, frightening sequences and brief suggestive material.
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM, and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG

The Brothers Grimm is weird. Visually pleasing, but weird. If you saw Time Bandits, and recognize the work of Terry Gilliam, than you’re probably prepared before you get to the theater. Realistically, if you reflect on the ‘real-life’ story of two brothers who wrote stories about an old woman who shoves children into a stove or a woman who didn’t cut her hair for years…strange is key.

So, throw Gilliam into the pot, er, mix with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger, two reasonably acclaimed actors with a sense of humor to match and you figure the film can’t be half bad. And you’d probably be right! With Will and Jake Grimm (Damon and Ledger), the adventures are more fantastic than true, but truth always seems to find a way into the forefront by the end of these fables, on paper or the silver screen.

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It is rather difficult to pin down exactly what is wrong with director Terry Gilliam’s new film The Brothers Grimm, but if I had to choose one adjective to describe it, it would be “disjointed.” One thing Gilliam does appear certain of in this film, however, is his perspective on the spiritual realm. Not only does he affirm it, he seems to suggest that we ignore it to our peril—although he is far too cagey to come right out and say so.

To summarize briefly, the film is about Jake and Will Grimm, two brothers who travel the German countryside during the late 1800s conning ignorant peasants into believing they can rid their villages of enchanted creatures. They have a good time of it until the French occupying forces catch on to their ruse. Once captured, the Grimms are presented with a choice: Either help the French uncover who or what is causing young girls to disappear from a nearby village or… die. Being sensible blokes, the Grimms take door number one.

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