I suspect they may have had to do some major cutting of introductory exposition in order to pick up the pace of the movie AND fit it within a two hour time frame. This is quite unfortunate. I was lost for at least the first half hour because of this wild introduction.

As the stars, Matt Damon & Heath Ledger played well across from each other. They really seemed like brothers and were always in character. I was very impressed.

Once again, Peter Stormare puts in a great performance. I didn't realize who this fella was until a few weeks ago, but he is really great (Armageddon, Big Lebowski, Fargo, Chocolat). He's a pretty colorful actor.

Overall the Brothers Grimm was a pretty entertaining film. I think it would merit a second watching in order to pick up on more of the references and details.

Lost in La Mancha

Speaking of Terry Gilliam, anyone who's ever been interested in the making of movies would really like the disaster film documentary Lost in La Mancha. This is a great flick that started out as the documentary for Terry Gilliam's adaptation of "The Man of La Mancha" (Don Quixote).

But the production of said movie goes disastrously awry. Everything that could go wrong does. From NATO fighters bombing near their dessert film site, to flash floods washing away all their equipment in a gulley washer.

You really feel for Terry & his crew. But it's a real spectacle to watch and makes you wonder how any movie ever gets made. (Hint, Terry Gilliam isn't involved in most movies...)

What did you think???