Even though this is supposedly a historical fiction film, its fantasy undertow drains all of the comic relief into something absolutely stupid. The plot of the story makes no sense and it took me quite some while to figure out who was who in this movie. And to be honest, this is a story about legendary icons of folklore such as Cinderella, Snow White, The Little Red Ridding Hood, etc, but it brought my hopes rapidly down. Another reason being that given Jacob is the oldest boy in the Grimm family after his father died, he would be more likely logical than Wilhelm. Vis-a-vis, Jacob shouldn't be obsessed with magic beans. Also, my hopes were shot down once again when THE ONLY FEMALE LEAD IN THE CAST turned about to be a random girl named Angelika rather than Henriette Dorothea Wild, Wilhelm Grimm's actual wife.So, when all is said and done, don't watch this movie.

THE BROTHERS GRIMM is an example of Terry Gilliam trying to recapture some of the magic of his '80s films like TIME BANDITS and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHASEN. That it's a misfiring mess of a film is obvious from the outset, as this attempts quirky breakneck character comedy and fails throughout.The fantasy world and odd creatures that inhabit it, alongside the kooky/bumbling performances from the two leads, bring to mind the work of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in the likes of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, SLEEPY HOLLOW, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, although that's hardly a welcome comparison. In other words this is a typical, Hollywood-feel, over-stylised CGI adventure film with no character or wit to make it one to recommend.Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are both indescribably bland in the leading roles and neither of them are very funny either. There are better actors in the supporting roles, like Lena Headey, Mackenzie Crook, Jonathan Pryce, and Monica Bellucci, but they're all given very little to work with. For the most part THE BROTHERS GRIMM merely offers up endless sub-par CGI spectacle with the odd good scene, like the living clay figure. It's a mess, as are so many of Gilliam's films when you start looking too closely into his career.

Will and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.The best casting? Peter Stormare as Mercurio Cavaldi, Delatombe's Italian associate who originally has a grudge against the brothers, but eventually has a change of heart. Robin Williams was cast in the role before dropping out. Now, Williams has a history with Terry Gilliam and they work well together, but Peter Stormare is hard to beat. He excels at this part, just like he does with all parts.Roger Ebert called the film "an invention without pattern, chasing itself around the screen without finding a plot. The movie seems like a style in search of a purpose, with a story we might not care about." This is an interesting phrasing, and probably not far off the mark. Indeed, the visual aspect of the film is very appealing, but we are given very few reasons to care about the characters and their exploits.

Everything was good until they started to play Vivaldi, and then a little cat appeared, I thought, ohh no, this can't be happening, and it did. They slaughtered the kitten, it is obvious that the kitten was not harmed in real life, it was all made by digital effects, then who cares? It was just made to be funny, but what sickens me is the whole idea of making fun of such vile act, killing for fun an animal is NEVER a fun topic, it should not be, and the only thing that that scenes makes, is to encourage people to keep thinking animal abuse is something to laugh about, I really detested this movie for such stupid idea of fun, and anyone making fun of it should think of the background behind the act.