Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

For those who don't already know, The Dark Knight was not Heath Ledger's last film before he died. It was actually Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus in which he overdosed. What's worse than that? He didn't even finish filming the movie! So, the writers had to change the story a bit, instead of scrapping the project. I must admit, it worked out great! The movie already involves a magic mirror, so why not use magic as an excuse to change the appearance of his character? To fill in Heath Ledger's spot was: Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. I had to question who I was looking at for part of the film. They all look so similar! Except Farrell, I was able to pick him out.
I still can't decide just what I thought about this movie...Was it absolutely dreadful? Another "okay" movie that I'll soon forget? A beautiful masterpiece? I can't figure it out. I'm still in-between hate and love. One of the reasons I'm hesitant in giving it two thumbs-up, a golden star sticker, and a huge grin covering my face is because of this: dialogue. I felt it was...Lacking. There were times I was raising my brow, wondering what in the Heck they were blabbering about. They did not do a very good job in pronunciation and being loud enough. Maybe it was their accents that confused me; I don't know. The visuals were intriguing when they walked through the magic mirror into another dimension that thrived on their imagination. And how they combined two minds into a single thought was interesting. I was not expecting the story to end like it did. But then again, did they change the ending because of Heath Ledger's death? They were probably planning on something else, but when he left the picture and couldn't finish filming, they had to rewrite the last part. Still, it wasn't a too terrible idea. Not everything can be happily-ever-after.