This is a movie that has that rare ability to make a you think and entertain you simultaneously. Like when Robin Williams tells the wonderfully touching story of the Fisher King, he and Jeff Bridges are  lying naked in Central Park. It takes the issues it deals with  seriously--but at the same time doesn't beat you over the head with its  ideological agenda. The actors all perform extremely well--especially Jeff  Bridges. In the scene(s) where he's stumbling around the city drunk and  confused, his acting combined with Terry Gilliam's excellent camera work  really capture the essence of what that feeling is like. So I'd definitely  recommend stepping into the minds of the characters in this movie--the  diversity of viewpoints and priorities that they each have is both  thought-provoking and refreshing.