
Widely known for their valiant acts of supernatural bravado, the bogus ghost-busters, Wilhelm and Jacob, or the Brothers Grimm, try their best to banish all sorts of evil in early-19th-century French-occupied Germany. For the right amount of money, the intrepid charlatans pretend to rid superstitious villages of its local ghouls or witches, until disturbing rumours about missing children in the small village of Marbaden start to spread like wildfire. Now--exposed by the Frenc... (Full plot summary below)
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Widely known for their valiant acts of supernatural bravado, the bogus ghost-busters, Wilhelm and Jacob, or the Brothers Grimm, try their best to banish all sorts of evil in early-19th-century French-occupied Germany. For the right amount of money, the intrepid charlatans pretend to rid superstitious villages of its local ghouls or witches, until disturbing rumours about missing children in the small village of Marbaden start to spread like wildfire. Now--exposed by the French governor and Napoleon's general, Delatombe--the shameless duo of alleged paranormal fighters will have to prove their worth, and, for the first time in their entire career, do battle with a genuine malevolent force. However, can the utterly unprepared boys confront the real deal? Above all, can the Brothers Grimm clear their name?
Leave your thoughts about The Brothers Grimm.
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittGilliam has rarely been more inventive, energetic, or just plain funny. |
| About.comRebecca Murray...feels like the least Gilliam-ish film of the director's career. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's often funny, its texture can be breathtaking and its pleasures likely will grow with repeated viewings. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel GillespieA fractured fairy tale that's both too grim and not Grimm enough. |
| Boulder WeeklyThomas DelapaMirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most undisciplined director of them all? |
| KWQC-TV (Iowa)Linda Cookwould be too easy to make a pun out of the title "The Brothers Grimm," because its a fair description of the atmosphere of the film itself. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterA fractured fairy tale that's both too grim and not Grimm enough. |
| Mixed ReviewsGabriel ShanksBombastic, whimsical, and delicious, The Brothers Grimm is really a comic ghost story wrapped in the postmodern folds of Shakespeare In Love. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. RansonFor grown-ups who pretend they don't believe the horrible stories they heard as children. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifforda dud...Gilliam doesn't seem to be in control of things and leaves his star actors to their own devices. |