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The Brothers Grimm

- Eliminating Evil Since 1812.

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Release Date : 2005-08-26

Language :EnglishFrenchGermanItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Summit EntertainmentAtlas EntertainmentMosaic Media GroupDimension FilmsMetro-Goldwyn-MayerDaniel Bobker Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Matt Damon

Character Name : Wilhelm Grimm

Original Name : Matt Damon

Gender : Male

Heath Ledger

Character Name : Jacob Grimm

Original Name : Heath Ledger

Gender : Male

Lena Headey

Character Name : Angelika

Original Name : Lena Headey

Gender : Female

Peter Stormare

Character Name : Cavaldi

Original Name : Peter Stormare

Gender : Male

Monica Bellucci

Character Name : Mirror Queen

Original Name : Monica Bellucci

Gender : Female

Mackenzie Crook

Character Name : Hidlick

Original Name : Mackenzie Crook

Gender : Male

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Gender : Male

Jonathan Pryce

Character Name : Delatombe

Original Name : Jonathan Pryce

Gender : Male

Richard Ridings

Character Name : Bunst

Original Name : Richard Ridings

Gender : Male

Barbara Lukešová

Character Name : Mother Grimm

Original Name : Barbara Lukešová

Gender : Female

Petr Ratimec

Character Name : Young Will

Original Name : Petr Ratimec

Gender : Male

Anna Rust

Character Name : Sister Grimm

Original Name : Anna Rust

Gender : Female

Jeremy Robson

Character Name : Young Jacob

Original Name : Jeremy Robson

Gender : Male

Radim Kalvoda

Character Name : Gendarme

Original Name : Radim Kalvoda

Gender : Male

Martin Hofmann

Character Name : Gendarme

Original Name : Martin Hofmann

Gender : Male

Josef Pepa Nos

Character Name : German War Veteran

Original Name : Josef Pepa Nos

Gender : Male

Harry Gilliam

Character Name : Stable Boy

Original Name : Harry Gilliam

Gender : Male

Miroslav Táborský

Character Name : Old Miller

Original Name : Miroslav Táborský

Gender : Male

Marika Procházková

Character Name : Miller's Daughter

Original Name : Marika Procházková

Gender : Female

Tomáš Hanák

Character Name : Woodsman

Original Name : Tomáš Hanák

Gender : Male

Martin Kavan

Character Name : Delatombe's Valet

Original Name : Martin Kavan

Gender : Male

Alena Jakobová

Character Name : Red Hooded Girl

Original Name : Alena Jakobová

Gender : Female

Dana Dohnalova

Character Name : Twin Sister

Original Name : Dana Dohnalova

Gender : Female

Petra Dohnalova

Character Name : Twin Sister

Original Name : Petra Dohnalova

Gender : Female

Audrey Hamm

Character Name : Traveler

Original Name : Audrey Hamm

Gender : Female

Annika Murjahn

Character Name : Traveler

Original Name : Annika Murjahn

Gender : Female

Eva Reiterová

Character Name : Serving Wench

Original Name : Eva Reiterová

Gender : Female

Denisa Vokurkova

Character Name : Greta

Original Name : Denisa Vokurkova

Gender : Female

Hanuš Bor

Character Name : Twins' Father

Original Name : Hanuš Bor

Gender : Male

Ota Filip

Character Name : Tavern Owner

Original Name : Ota Filip

Gender : Male

Lukáš Bech

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Lukáš Bech

Gender : Male

Julian Bleach

Character Name : Letorc

Original Name : Julian Bleach

Gender : Male

Bruce MacEwen

Character Name : Dax

Original Name : Bruce MacEwen

Gender : Male

Jan Unger

Character Name : Gregor

Original Name : Jan Unger

Gender : Male

František Velecký

Character Name : Old Crone

Original Name : František Velecký

Gender : Male

Laura Greenwood

Character Name : Sasha

Original Name : Laura Greenwood

Gender : Female

Drahomíra Fialková

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Drahomíra Fialková

Gender : Female

Jana Radojčičová

Character Name : Angry Woman

Original Name : Jana Radojčičová

Gender : Female

Petr Vršek

Character Name : The King

Original Name : Petr Vršek

Gender : Male

Denisa Malinovska

Character Name : Young Angelika

Original Name : Denisa Malinovska

Gender : Female

Bara Rudlova

Character Name : Angelika's Sister

Original Name : Bara Rudlova

Gender : Female

Andrea Milackova

Character Name : Angelika's Sister

Original Name : Andrea Milackova

Gender : Female

Daniela Kubickova

Character Name : Angelika's Sister

Original Name : Daniela Kubickova

Gender : Female

Hedvika Sochurková

Character Name : Angelika's Sister

Original Name : Hedvika Sochurková

Gender : Female

Veronika Loulova

Character Name : Elsie

Original Name : Veronika Loulova

Gender : Female

Věra Uzelacová

Character Name : Elsie's Mother

Original Name : Věra Uzelacová

Gender : Female

Simona Včalová

Character Name : Elsie's Mother

Original Name : Simona Včalová

Gender : Female

Julie Venhauerova

Character Name : Goose Girl

Original Name : Julie Venhauerova

Gender : Female

Deborah Hyde

Character Name : Corpse Queen

Original Name : Deborah Hyde

Gender : Female

Václav Chalupa

Character Name : Aide De Camp

Original Name : Václav Chalupa

Gender : Male

Jiri Krejcir

Character Name : Fat Soldier

Original Name : Jiri Krejcir

Gender : Male

Kamila Bruderova

Character Name : Dumpy Farm Girl

Original Name : Kamila Bruderova

Gender : Female

Tomas Liska

Character Name : Best Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Tomas Liska

Gender : Male

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

Does it deserve 10 stars? No, but I look at this as a thumbs up or thumbs down thing, and it's getting thumbs up, sooo...disclaimer there. I really liked this and I accept that I am in the minority. It has the Terry Gilliam comedic feel to it and it has the Terry Gilliam acid trip feel to it... and even at it's worst that is still absolutely entertaining and a pure joy to watch. Someone mentioned wide angle work before and, yes, it has a lot of that wide angle close-up work that can only really be appreciated by people that thought they could out Thompson Hunter Thompson in their youth... wink wink nudge nudge, if you know what I mean. The only real draw back is that Damon doesn't seem to fit in his role, and he doesn't really seem to fit in a Gilliam film...but surprisingly Ledger seems perfectly at home in that kind of world and you get the sense that he enjoyed acting the part as much as you are enjoying watching him act the part. And then here and there you get a joke, a sight gag, a little hint that reminds you that, yeah, Gilliam was in Python wasn't he? That's something that you'd see in the Flying Circus shoved in there. Almost to the point where you can't but stop and wonder if he was channeling Idle or Chapman for some of the dialogue and physical humor. It's a Gilliam film, made for adults, with Warner Brothers Cartoon violence. It's trippy and fun and it might not be your cup of tea, but I loved it.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-08-12

Well it is a Terry Gilliam film so was always going to be a bit eccentric - but the idea that the legendary Brothers Grimm were actually grifters was actually quite an fun one. Assemble a couple of A-listers and we should have been flying. Except, well - we are not. Instead of having some amiable horseplay as they fleece the gullible and the unwitting, we find "Jake" (Heath Legder) and "Will" (Matt Damon) in a village where the children have all gone missing. The local grandee "Gen. Delatombe" (Jonathan Pryce) is on to their scamming and decides it's time to get them to prove their worth. Where are the sprogs? Well to save their necks, the not so dynamic duo have to deal with a seriously malevolent and fantastic foe in the "Mirror Queen" (the sparingly used Monica Bellucci) who wants to take over the world kind of thing. What now ensues are a series of typical Gilliam-esque escapades using a mediaeval backdrop to facilitate the borderline slapstick antics of the siblings trying to save their bacon. At times it is quite amusing offering some enjoyable parodies of established fairy tales, and the script does deliver a few entertaining quips as we go along but it seems unsure just who it's for. There's some darkness and good, old-fashioned, evil - but not enough of that. It's as if it was trying to be scary but hadn't quite the courage (to settle for a higher age rating, maybe?). As it is, it falls between two stools leaving us with an undercooked and overlong, slightly repetitious, series of frying pan to fire scenarios that even the engaging Ledger can't spin out for two hours. Damon doesn't really add much and Pryce is just in uniformed ham mode through his brief appearances. If you know the works of the brothers, it will make much more sense and some of it's observations about superstitions and the society in which the peasantry and gentry lived are quite witty, but they are all to often lost in a sea of mediocrity.