The Brothers Grimm

I saw The Brothers Grimm [1] (directed by Terry Gilliam [2]) with Bunny. It's an interesting take on the historical Grimm Brothers. In real life, they were academics who transcribed old German folk tales [3] whereas in the film, they're con men who perform fake exorcisms to allay the German peasants (who in the film, are under French occupation) and to make money of course. Of course there's a town under a real magical curse, and they are forced to deal with the situation by the French government.

It's by far not Terry Gilliam's best work, but it's not his worst [4] either. It's an okay story, no real surprises either (but the computer graphic special effects will age quickly). It's an excuse for interesting characters to interact with each other.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355295/

[2] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/

[3] http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~wbarker/fairies/grimm/

[4] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076221/

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