Terry Gilliam seems to like German folk stories. First Baron Muenchhausen, and now the Brothers Grimm, out of which you can get a reasonable amount of entertainment if you enjoyed films like Monty Python, Ghostbusters or Sleepy Hollow.

Heath Ledger, whom I do not remember having seen before, is great as Jakob Grimm and his performance reminds me a lot of Johnny Depp, who I think would have been an equally wonderful choice for the role. Incidentally, IMDb notes that Depp was originally set to star as the more energetic brother Wilhelm (now being played by Matt Damon, but only after he and Ledger petitioned to have their roles switched). Go figure.

6 points