greatest film on a rock band ever!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2003)

As a huge fan of The Doors and Oliver Stone I had big expectation's for this film and wasn't dissapointed. Stone done a great job with this incredibly realistic portrait of the rock band The Doors. Val Kilmer is a real mirror image of the rock and roll god Jim Morrison and in my opinion plays the part perfectly, with great sutilty and also with the unpredictable erratic behaviour as Jim was known for with his drug and alcohol abuse. When the film came out in an interview Val Kilmer said that he wasn't Jim Morrisons biggest fan and disagreed with his destructive ways. None of this is evident throughout the film as his performance is certainly for me a career best for Val but im sure he has the personality to be a regular leading man, but he has not reached his potential as a serious big name actor like Tom Cruise,Edward Norton,Brad Pitt etc...
I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in the band and for me this film is right up there with Oliver Stones JFK ,Platoon and the highly underrated Salvador. I think Oliver Stone is still the greatest director around today but his films of the last few years [any Given Sunday,U-Turn )are not nearly near his high standard.
Lets just cross our fingers and hope with his latest film in the making Alexander the Great (played by none other than my fellow countryman Colin Farrell ) he can reach the same hights he has with his other work.
Sit back with this enjoyable film with your feet up and many tins of beer and enjoy the ride....