The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Starring Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Andrew Garfield, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Verne Troyer, Gwendoline Christie, Richard Riddell, Katie Lyons, Richard Shanks, Bruce Crawford, Johnny Harris, Cassandra Sawtell, Paloma Faith, Montserrat Lombard, Craig Fraser, Mark Benton, Mackenzie Gray, Michael Bean, Bart Anderson, Maggie Steed
IHBM8.25Very good
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
My review · Reviewed 04/02/2010
In the event that you have not heard of this movie, it is the last film made by the great Heath Ledger. Ledger did not live to finish the film so his friends stepped in to help out - Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel and Jude Law (it may sound silly but it works in the movie - you'll see why). It is also directed by Terry Gilliam of "Monty Python" fame. I started to type out what the story is about but then realized as that was a pointless exercise. The film has some amazing performances (with the notable exception of Vern Troyer) and it absolutely keeps your attention. It is very rough around the edges and that is part of what makes it an enjoyable film.