The Brothers Grimm - a brief review

I'm not a reviewer, nor do I play one on TV (which is good, because I'd probably wind up being the fat one with glasses), so I'll keep this quick. We just got back from seeing the film, and it is a great mix of humor, horror, and fantasy. Deftly weaving together bits and pieces of various fairy tales (mostly Grimm & Mother Goose, as far as I can tell) into a multi-layered tapestry, Gilliam has outdone himself with this dark confection of a movie. If you're a long-time Gilliam fan, you're probably aware that he's prone to awkward transitional scenes that drag on a little too long - there is little to none of that in this movie. The visuals are astounding, the pacing excellent, the stupid humor bits are well-timed. The film is eye- and brain-candy of the highest order, and has no aspirations beyond providing an evening's worth of twisted entertainment. To this end, I think it succeeds. Go and see this film on the biggest screen you can find. Oh, it'll be okay on your standard multiplex screen, but it'll lose some of its magic, and that'd be a crime because this movie is all about magic. Enough of this drivel - go see it. What else is there to say? See it. Big screen. Don't wait for the DVD. And with that, I'm off to bed...