Director Terry Gilliam who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as TIME BANDITS & THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany THE BROTHERS GRIMM stars Matt Damon as Will Grimm & Heath Ledger as Jake Grimm siblings who travel the countryside as snake-oil salesmen convincing unsuspecting towns that they are haunted & agreeing to get rid of the demons for a price In the meantime they set their tales down in writing creating a wealth of oddball offbeat & frightening characters But after they are caught by General Delatombe (Jonathan Pryce) & his sidekick Cavaldi (Peter Stormare) they are sent to the tiny village of Marbaden to solve the mysterious disappearance of a number of young girls placing them in the middle of a fantasy world unlike any they'd ever invented They enlist the help of a peasant woman Angelika (Lena Headey) & they set off for the evil forest to save the lives of the girls & themselves Gilliam has once again built a unique entertaining land where anything can happen & he throws in references to such Grimm tales as Little Red Riding Hood Hansel & Gretel Cinderella Rapunzel & the Frog Prince for good measure The movie also features Mackenzie Crook & Richard Ridings as the Grimms' cohorts Monica Bellucci as the Mirror Queen & Julian Bleach & Bruce Mc Ewan as two of Cavaldi's henchmen