A Jim Morrison fan wants more of the real Jim shown

Rating: Null/10 (29 February 2000)

The film was both good and bad. The acting by Val Kilmer was excellent, and he did exhibit Jim Morrison's persona quite well.
However, I have been a Doors and Jim Morrison fan for 20 years and was disappointed in the film overall. Stone should have covered some of the early years of Jim's life to allow viewer's more insight to his personality and character. Fortunately, I have read about him and also all of his published poetry. It's true, he was caustic and fascinated with death and the "other side." However, Jim Morrison was highly creative and intelligent, an artist who as so many others, spread some energy and thrills to our world for a short time and then he was gone.