Heath's Last Film ; the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12a)

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"A FILM From Heath Ledger & Friends," sombrely proclaims the end credits of Terry Gilliam's fantasy.

There is no escaping the uncomfortable truth that audiences will flock to The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus to witness the final performance of Oscar-nominated actor Ledger before his accidental drug overdose. Gilliam's picture was part-way through filming when the world lost one of its brightest talents. The director, whose films have been bedevilled by bad luck throughout the years, took the decision to rework the script, casting three actors (Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell) as stand-ins for the absent star in three dreamlike sequences. The result is a film that is every bit as disjointed and befuddling as it is visually arresting and fanciful.

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Heath's Last Film ; the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (12a)

This is a disappointing final tr...

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