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Overview

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Director:
Terry Gilliam
Writer (WGA):
Ehren Kruger (written by)
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Release Date:
26 August 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Eliminating Evil Since 1812 more
Plot:
Will and Jake Grimm are travelling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires genuine courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
highly entertaining more (472 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Petr Ratimec ... Young Will
Barbora Lukesová ... Mother Grimm (as Barbara Lukesova)
Anna Rust ... Sister Grimm
Jeremy Robson ... Young Jacob

Matt Damon ... Wilhelm Grimm

Heath Ledger ... Jacob Grimm
Radim Kalvoda ... Gendarme
Martin Hofmann ... Gendarme
Josef Pepa Nos ... German War Veteran
Harry Gilliam ... Stable Boy
Miroslav Táborský ... Old Miller

Roger Ashton-Griffiths ... Mayor
Marika Sarah Procházková ... Miller's Daughter (as Marika Prochazkova)

Mackenzie Crook ... Hidlick
Richard Ridings ... Bunst
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, frightening sequences and brief suggestive material.
Runtime:
118 min
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
According to Terry Gilliam, Matt Damon took tango lessons in preparation for this film. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When entering Karlstadt the Grimm Brothers said to the guard they came "?from Kassel near Frankfurt". Kassel is pretty far away from Frankfurt (approx 200 km) and Karlstadt is much closer (approx 100 km). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Sister Grimm: Mama, it's so cold.
Mother Grimm: It's very, very cold. Will. Put another log on the fire, lad.
Young Will: There isn't any more firewood, mama.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Terryho dotocná (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - March Pour the Cérémonie des Turcs more

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30 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
highly entertaining, 29 August 2005
7/10
Author: perlner from New York, NY

Are you familiar with the Grimm fairy tales? Did you like the way "Shakespeare in Love" explained how Shakespeare might have gotten his ideas for "Romeo and Juliet?" Did you like "Shrek?" Are you a fan of Matt Damon or Heath Ledger? Do you think Monica Bellucci is hot? If your answer to any of the above questions is "yes," and you are willing to suspend disbelief (because boy is this movie inconsistent if you actually think about it) this film will provide an entertaining diversion. It's funny, interesting, exciting, and even a little scary (so don't bring your little children if they get scared easily).

The premise - Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are the Brothers Grimm, famous around French-occupied Germany for driving away demons, though they are, in fact, con artists with fancy gadgets and conspirators for special effects. They use the money they collect for their "services" to finance their operations. The French occupying government catches them and sentences them to death, unless they out-con the conman who is causing little girls to disappear in a town alongside the woods. In this town and the neighboring woods are the inspirations for numerous Grimm fairy tales, including Hansel & Gretel, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood.

The characters aren't the most deep of film characters, but they are developed enough to be distinctive and convincing. Will Grimm (Matt Damon) is the brains behind the team, with a very realistic desire to protect his brother, even as he harbors a constant anger at him for blowing the only opportunity to save their little sister's life when they were children. Jake (Heath Ledger) is the dreamer, convinced that there is truth in legend, and that with courage and effort, any problem can be solved. Predictably but not boringly, the two of them provide the perfect team to fight what turns out to be a real-life, magical, evil danger.

The special effects aren't the best; some of the cgi creatures move quite jerkily, but when they're good, they work. The sets are beautiful, and fit the Grimm fairy tale world well. The costumes are likewise gorgeous and apt.

If you think about this film enough to ask questions like, "if evil magic was real, how come the brothers are famous instead of having been discredited the first time they pretended to fight off a real evil presence and it continued to haunt people?" then you will be disappointed. However, if you are willing to suspend disbelief, you'll be in for an entertaining summer popcorn treat.

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