2/4 The DoorsThe Doors is an interesting story that ends up being one big disaster. Oliver Stone's direction is blurry and his screenplay(which he wrote with Randall Jahnson.) is surprisingly sloppy and weak. Val Kilmer gives one of his best performanc...
(read full)2/4 Buried in FranceThe movie was pretty good, except I felt Meg Ryan was a tad out of place, just a pretty face. It sort of illuminated me and gave me an education about The Doors though. Come on Oliver Stone, light my fire. No, that sounds a tad too wrong. ...
(read full)2/4 These People Are Vampires, Man."Rock is Cock." Indeed, this film participates in rock star commodity fetishism, deifying Jim Morrison as a dionysian Phallic God -- a feat only Val Kilmer could pull off.
Oliver Stone is often accused of mythologizing. In this case...
(read full)2.5/4 The Doors Quick ReviewIt was an ok movie. Not too bad, but not too good either.
2/4 The Doors Quick ReviewOne of the most pompous and over-the-top movies I've ever seen. Val Kilmer is fantastic as Jim Morrison, but the movie is not cohesive at all. It seems like just a bunch of random scenes that happen.
2/4 The Doors Quick ReviewThis movie is so funny that it's hard to believe it's not a comedy. Maybe the worst movie about rock and roll ever made, but so good in so many wrong ways. A beautiful train wreck.
3/4 The Doors Quick ReviewI don't know what this film would be without Val Kilmer. He channels Jim Morrison in look and feel. He makes this film work and owns the role. Like many of Stone's work, it gets self-indulgent, but in this case it helps the film.