"The Brothers Grimm"

This movie was released in 2005 by Mosaic Media Group. It stars Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as Will and Jake Grimm, respectively.

This is not a historical recounting of the lives of the Grimm bothers. Far from it. Pieces from many of the stories they wrote appear in the movie, but it does follow any one of them.

The Grimm brothers make a living by having hired hands fake hauntings and other evil supernatural/magical events in different villages and then coming in, charging the villagers an arm and a leg and "getting rid" of the evil.

They end up being involved in a real evil magic situation, in which they must become the heroes they pretend to be.

Going into the movie, I thought it would be light-hearted and fun. It is not. The movie is dark but is done well. Brotherly love is tested and proves its mettle in the end. But the brothers make their living swindling people and don't appear to be going to change their ways even after their dangerous adventure.

The Bottom Line
Due to its dark nature, I would not recommend this movie, but neither would I recommend against it. Just understand what your getting into.