GREAT FILM MAKING

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 1999)

Although quite self indulgent Oliver Stone again shows his great film making techniques. Loosely based on "Rock God" Jim Morrison, Stone integrates superb editing, music, choreography, even animal noises to produce tremendous effect. In the blood/sex scene, for example, which Stone sets up with the previous news conference scene, the wild choreographed sex orgy dance is put to the music of Orff's "Carmana Burana." The floating minicam is well used by him in a number of episodes.
Who would have thought that MS. Quinlan would go from Vicca sorceress to playing the role of Marion Lovell, demonstrating what a fine actor she is, along with the dependable Meg Ryan.