The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

 (2009)


  • User Rating 18 votes
  • Critics Rating 22 critics
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User Reviews

Nobody makes a movie like Terry Gilliam. For better or worse, the director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas puts on screen whatever happens to be in his head. You can't expect coherence, plausibility or realism... Full review
Through the mirror and into the mind of Terry Gilliam
Oct 30, 2009
eyebrowmorroco - imdb.com
It is unmistakably Gilliam: ubiquitous imagination, slow pacing, few if any relatable characters- but it is so much more. It is a happy marriage between the final Heath Ledger showing and one enormous mind that flirts with the devil. Speaking of... Full review
"Nothing is permanent, not even death."...
Oct 29, 2009
Chalice_Of_Evil - imdb.com
One of many haunting lines^ uttered in this true oddity of a film. Terry Gilliam's obviously been on the wacky weed again (but then, to be fair...when's he ever *off* it, really?). Suffice to say he offers up yet another visual... Full review
Gilliam's strength, as always, is in having the ability to project the craziest depths of his imagination on to the big screen and this film provides the ideal platform for him to showcase his stunning visual conceptions. The 'Imaginarium' itself is... Full review
how to make a intelligent movie?
Oct 26, 2009
Andrés Ruiz - imdb.com
I can admit that i entered expectant to the cinema after reading critics about the film. Good critics convince me, bads even more. I knew Terry Gilliam wasn't accepted in this business, because all his films make you to think, and... Full review
Visually stunning, but nothing more
Oct 25, 2009
darrbarker - imdb.com
If you're impressed with Gillam's colourful imagination, and his ability to splash it across a two hour movie, then you'll love this. If you regard it as a poor substitute for a compelling story, as I did, then by the half... Full review
A visually beautiful mess of a tale
Oct 25, 2009
freelancethinkers - imdb.com
It breaks my heart to have to give a Gilliam film 3 out of ten, but here it is. I adore the man, and would spawn his children if it were physiologically possible ( and we got on) but I can't... Full review
Flawed but good
Oct 21, 2009
Neil Welch - imdb.com
Heath Ledger will be better remembered for The Dark Knight than this movie, despite the fact that it features his last performance (incomplete, substituted by Depp, Law and Farrell). In fact in many ways Ledger is one of the least important... Full review
OK Film Despite Lacking A Good Ending
Oct 20, 2009
rory666 - imdb.com
Well, this film has been strongly anticipated, what with the death of Heath Ledger, and his replacements (Depp, Farrell and Law). Like most Gilliam films i've heard of, it received mixed reviews, but i still did want to see this. When... Full review
oh dear. I was expecting to find this disappointing (like most of Gilliam's efforts since Time Bandits) but even I was surprised at just how disappointing this was. The acting was atrocious (Ledger particularly uncomfortable I thought) with only Plummer carrying... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Oct 29, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald
The film is quite melancholy, if whimsical.....It is sad to report that his performance is a bit disappointing....His characters are often cartoonish, which is not surprising from someone who began his career drawing cartoons..... ... Full Review
| Oct 19, 2009
Screen Rant
Thankfully yes, even if the film is not exactly perfect.....this film really is a visual treat that needs to be seen to be truly appreciated.....Doctor Parnassus may not be what you'd call a perfect film....for those who love to be transported to fantastical worlds, the film is worth seeing..... ... Full Review
| Oct 16, 2009
metro.co.uk
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus fails to soar....it's the plot's lack of horsepower.....the love of his loyal sideshow troupe, consisting of Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer (aka Mini-Me) and a slippery tongued, amnesiac stranger called Tony Liar (inspired by one Tony Blair)..... ... Full Review
| Oct 16, 2009
This is London
The film is visually thrilling....he is the best and most thoughtful young actor in Britain..... ... Full Review
| Oct 15, 2009
dailyexpress.co.uk
The best performance in the film comes from Andrew Garfield as the lovestruck Anton.....broke his back and, of course, leading man Heath Ledger was found dead having completed around half of his role.....gives a dazzling performance swooning between giddy excitement and crushed disappointment.....Heath Ledger's final performance underlines his charismatic personality and frisky way with comedy but Tony is not the character.... ... Full Review

News

Thu, Oct 29 12:40 PM Melbourne, October 29 (ANI): Terry Gilliam who was directing Heath Ledger in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' when he died has recalled the actor's last days on the movie set. ... Full Article

It's as strange and colorful as everything Terry Gilliam does, except with a bigger cast. We have eight clips from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus , a film which should result in horrible, truncated misspellings on theater marquees all across... ... Full Article

When I was a child, I used to always hear from adults-whether teachers or other older authority figures I had no use for-that I should "use my imagination." ... Full Article

Famed director looks back on legendary comedy outfit and what's wrong with U.S. These six men were American animator (and later director) Terry Gilliam and British comedians John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman, who died... ... Full Article

Terry Gilliam's new film, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, may not be one of his best, but it's certainly one of his most Gilliamesque. Overflowing with puppet theatres and conjuring tricks, ball-gowned beauties and very short men, fabulous myth and... ... Full Article

A brand new UK poster for the last Heath Ledger film "The Imaginarium Doctor Parnassus" has appeared online, feature a large shot of Lily Cole surrounded by different parts from the movie. ... Full Article

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