IMO the only reason to see this movie is because its Ledgers last movie. He was amazing in almost everything. It was widely publicized and received terrible reviews, relegating it to immediate DVD status. Not Donnie Dario cult status, or even The Crow/Brandon Lee status, but more like
The Unfortunate Last Films of 8 Legendary Actors.
I only react so harshly as it was 2 wasted hours of my life I will never get back. I think
IGNs review is the most accurate:
"Scenes, like the characters, just ramble on, lost in confusion. Nobody seems to really know what they're doing; they're just doing it. It's not like the story was zipping along fine and then -- boom! -- its star dies and the whole thing comes undone. No, even in Ledger's scenes there's a notable lack of focus evident throughout. While surrealism has long been a hallmark of Gilliam's films, here it ultimately amounts to little more than an excuse for ornate production design and overused (and not particularly good) CGI."