Review of The Brothers Grimm (2005) by Blanky A — 17 Oct 2009
This movie is easy to recommend but hard to love, distinguished by Gilliam's extravagant and funny style, but compromised by creative warfare and budgetary limitations. The strain is evident: the brothers' personalities and relationships to each other are poorly established, and the film's structure is ungainly.
Never finding his groove, Damon is surprisingly dull in comparison to Ledger's hyperactive "Brad Pitt in Twelve Monkeys" routine. As in so many Hollywood pictures, the climax of The Brothers Grimm is undeniably bloated, but Gilliam infuses it with energy rather than exhaustion.
Despite its messiness, The Brothers Grimm deserves credit for its idiosyncratic ambition,.
This review of The Brothers Grimm (2005) was written by Blanky A on 17 Oct 2009.
The Brothers Grimm has generally received mixed reviews.
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