The events of action and excitement continue in the life of Comedian brothers. Events begin as folklore collectors and artists, Jake and Will Grimm, move from village to village, demonstrating the protection of the city's inhabitants from enchanted creatures and prolonging evil spirits. However, they are tested when confronted with a real magic curse in a forest inhabited by real magical beings, requiring real courage.
A disjointed, ear-splitting, visually-jarring, mirthless exercise in pandemonium that director Terry Gilliam tries to pass off as family entertainment.
At times this fanciful romp lurches uneasily between violence, slapstick comedy and sublime escapism - in other words, it's pure Gilliam.
Ebert & Roeper
August 29, 2005
It's kind of cold and it's kind of a mess, but I thought it was a glorious mess and it looks so great and it is so interesting and there is so much going on that I have to recommend it on a very mild level.
eFilmCritic.com
August 11, 2007
The movie feels thoroughly like a project Gilliam did halfheartedly, just to stay in the game.
The only redeeming feature is the hope that [director Terry Gilliam's] salary from The Brothers Grimm,/i> will help him set up a good, old-fashioned Gilliam film, in the tradition of his excellent early work.
everyone involved in the production appears to have become lost in the dark woods, hoping somehow to find their way out with an incoherent trail of compromises.
