when i heard that Terry Gilliam was releasing a new film, with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger no less, about a genre that i love, i was over-joyed. I watched it in the theatres and then again on DVD, just to make sure my first impression wasn't off base. i'm not going to give away any of the story because there's nothing to give away. sure, there was Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunsel, all which led nowhere, except perhaps to lie in a stone coffin with brother werewolf's help all so that a five-hundred year old wicked witch could get her looks back. and mirrors, creepy mirrors, a familiar motif. and boy, she looked five hundred too. there was a dash of Sleepy Hollow, a pinch of Harry Potter, and the plot-line of Full Frontal only without the experiment. the art direction was OK and the period pieces were OK too. i'm struggling to find good things to say about this film because i have tons of respect for Terry Gilliam. Hence the six out of ten. my recommendation is that you wait until it comes to television. i wouldn't rent it. i think what Terry did best was somehow dumb down the sexiest guys around. they looked like extras from the town of dueling banjos. i didn't think that was possible.
Review of The Brothers Grimm
