7/10
don't expect the world, and you'll find entertainment here
27 August 2005
Okay, it's not another Gilliam masterpiece, but it's still fun. You see his stamp in the work. It's a Gilliam good job, which is a cut above most other directors' good jobs. It's got tender gore, funny jokes and pratfalls. some wit and sidebar Popeye-esquire commentary that charms. it's got a lot of Three Stooges slapstick.

It often ratchets up something amusing into something outlandish, with some tender ghoulish charm.

Okay, it's very Hollywoodish. High end graphics, Hollywood ending. Hollywood visual feel, but if you like Gilliam's work and you're not so much of a purist as to be offended by it being a bit commercialized, you'll have fun with it.
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