The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Plot: A travelling theater company gives its audience a chance to be inside their imagination.

Starring: Oscar Nominee Christopher Plummer (The Last Station & The Lake House), the late great Oscar winner Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Two time Oscar nominee Jude Law (Cold Mountain), 3 time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland), Colin Farrell (Crazy Heart), Lily Cole (Passage), Tom Waits (The Book of Eli), Andrew Garfield (Lions for Lambs), Verne Troyer (College & the Austin Powers' movies).

Review: A visually stunning, grandiose film. I enjoyed this film immensely for it's visual impact, wonderful ideas, and fantastic acting. The one thing I was worried about with this film was the writing because they had to replace Ledger (due to his sudden tragic death) and write that into the script at the last minute. What could have been contrived actually worked perfectly, and the actors that took over for him did a wonderful job of both picking up where Ledger left off as well as putting some of their own interpretation into the role as well. The only downside to this film was the end, where suddenly the "rules" changed for no apparent reason. The element of choice should have been introduced earlier in the film to make the ending less abrupt. All in all a wonderful final film for Mr.Ledger.

Awards:

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2010	Nominated	Oscar	Best Achievement in Art Direction
			Best Achievement in Costume Design

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2010	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best International Film
			Best Make-Up

Rating:

Writing-B

Acting-A

Directing-A

Music-B

Cinematography-A

Editing-A

Costumes-A

Art Direction-A

Hair-A

Makeup-A

Visual Effects-A

***1/2- Stars