There is a recently coined slang term that best describes this film: "hot mess". Sure the plot is scatterbrained and the narrative confusing, but the images and scenery are just too lavish for anyone to care. That's not to say that The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Heath Ledger in his last completed role, was a horrible movie; it was merely more of a distracting experience than a complete picture. It certainly did have a few memorable moments, but all in all, it felt more like writer/director Terry Gilliam was indulging in a CGI extravaganza (trying to tie all its fantastic images together with a very loose plot) and loving every minute of it.