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It has been a long time coming and when it ended, I wondered what if Heath Ledger continues to live. His posthumous Oscar win for his role as the enigmatic and twisted Joker in 'Batman: The Dark Knight' has obviously magnified his star quality, which in turn, had increased expectations on his future roles. Ever recall the memorable roles portrayed by the versatile and charming Johnny Depp? Heath Ledger gave glimpses of how he could have done pretty much the same in his brief appearance in 'Imaginarium'. What a huge pity.
The death of Heath Ledger must have surely disrupted productions in the film and I felt it was a little jerky in some parts anyway. Nevertheless, director Terry Gilliam did a remarkable work in tightening up those jerky moments.
In this visually stunning extravaganza, imagination plays such a crucial role. The cast is extremely likable too. Look out for Johnny Depp's turn as Tony (Ledger).
Rated 3.5 out of 5. Apart from those jerky moments, it is worth it.
akim
I had great expectations for this movie. The title itself sounds so delicious on the tongue. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a recycled plot in the mould of so many similar movies. The smaller ideas are highly promising though. The thought that God has lost faith in humanity. That there is a fallen angel while other Angels seem evil to humankind.
However, there is not much positive. There is little scare and only in the beginning with the sweet old lady scene. Leading men Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid have had their run of good movies and I do wonder why they chose to act in this.
Rated 0 out of 5. Not worth your money at all.
akim
An entertaining film based on characters created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As a child, I fancied the stories that revolved around investigative sleuth Sherlock Holmes from the time he took up residence at Baker Street to his death following an episode with his arch-nemesis, which was written by the author as a means to end Sherlock Holmes' story, only to be brought back to life following public outcry over his death.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr Watson (Jude Law) stopped a criminal, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) who deals with magic, and was about to perform a ritual. The subsequent conviction means that Lord Blackwood must hang for his crimes. However, he seems to have power beyond imagining when he seemingly came back to life instead and goes on to incite fear as he attempts to take control of Britain.
Sherlock Holmes and the reluctant-at-times Dr Watson investigated into the matter and, classic style, managed to solve the case of Lord Blackwood, with a brilliant storyline, fresh cast of minor supporting characters and high dose of wit and humour even if the accent does seem strong to understand sometimes. The closing of the movie only conjured expectations of a sequel, which might only mean the resurrection of Holmes main nemesis, Professor Moriarty.
RDJ and Jude Law proved to be a great team, adding depth to the characters I have only read about in the books. Rated 4 out of 5.
akim
