| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Terry Gilliam's fractured fairy tale has some amazing moments but a muddled plot." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...an absurd mess that's more entertaining than it has any right to be." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a work of limitless invention, but it is invention without pattern, chasing itself around the screen without finding a plot." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...frustrating..." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"Slipshod editing, out-of-sync performances and a lightweight story mar this moderately entertaining fantasy..." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"It doesn't help that the heroes are boring." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
James Brundage |
"Brothers Grimm scrapes the bottom of the barrel for laughs so hard its fingers bleed." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Terry Gilliam's wildly uneven fairy tale never makes one care about its characters." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...ambitious but largely unmagical..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...The Brothers Grimm sputters and coughs along like an unoiled machine, grinding gears and nerves in equal measure." more... |
D |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Even when Gilliam flies off the rails, his images stick with you." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...its energy is impressive, but its effects are scattered." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a fearless return to the well on Gilliam's part..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...expensive but drab..." more... |
C |
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