The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was, as we all know, Heath Ledger's final film (take that, Dark Knight!), and he certainly went out with a bang in his resume. Parnassus is a fun, crazy ride through the imagination of one, you guessed it, Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer). The movie opens up in modern day London, as Dr. Parnassus travels the city with his huge travelling stage. Every day he and his troupe, which includes Percy (Verne Troyer), Anton (Andrew Garfield), and Parnassus's daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole). The hook of Parnassus's show? A magical mirror that, if traveled through, becomes a physical manifestation of the person's imagination. It turns out, though, that the mirror has a darker meaning: it's a way of collecting souls, for both the good Doctor and the evil Mr. Nick, essentially Satan. And now Parnassus must use this mirror to collect five souls that will hopefully choose the good of imagination over the vice of Mr. Nick's world, or else he will lose his daughter Valentina to Mr. Nick. And trust me: no one wants to lose their daughter to the devil. Ledger's role is that of Tony, an 'amnesiac' that helps Parnassus with this mission, after the troupe saves him from a hanging. But he may be hiding something... (of course he's hiding something. this is movie, after all.)

This movie starts off strong, and all of the actors do a great job. Since Ledger died before the "imagination" part of this movie was shot, actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Ferrel had to step in to become the 'other faces' of Tony in the Imaginarium. All three do decently, although Ledger is the best of them all. Newcomer Cole also does decently, even if she can't pass for 16 years old. Her outfits were nice, though. So I guess it cancels out. The climax and ending of this movie get messy, as the actions in the Imaginarium happen so fast it is difficult to keep up with them. Other than that, though, this movie is a fun ride through, literally, imagination.

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