Bill's Popcorn Rating: * * * * of 5
Studio: BuenaVista
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce
Running Time: 118m
Theatrical Release Date: August 26, 2005
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005

Review: OK, Take every fairy tale you heard in your youth, add a couple, throw those, a couple con artists and the French occupation of Germany during the 1700's into a sack, throw it against the wall then hit it with a large halibut. What you get is Brothers Grimm. I had a lot of fun watching this show, and that had nothing to do with the fact that one of my kids share his name with Heath Ledger's character. The sibling interactions, the subtle humor, as well as the overt humor, and the overall theme of the movie made it a must see for me, and i was not disappointed. I would definitely not recommend this for young kids who scare easily, for there are a LOT of images to frighten the easily spooked, and some just plain weird. Yes there is some mild violence as this is a story about two guys vanquishing spooks, haunts, and such, all set in a land during a military occupation in the 1700's, but nothing overly bloody or gross in this department, save two severed heads in a box. The monsters are fantastic and scary as any fable can be, and the bad guys are bad, if bumbling. The worst of the language is in French and German, but that is the least of your worries if your deciding whether to take a child under 12 to see  this show. Over twelves should have no difficulty with the content. “Trust the toad!” and consider this one for a good couple hours of fun entertainment. Ribbit.