A Highly Entertaining, Sensory-Driven Film

Rating: 9/10 (3 November 2019)

Granted, "The Doors" eschews historical precision for sensory-driven, impressionistic indulgences. This isn't a biographical deep-dive of Jim Morrison's mind, but then again, director Oliver Stone never offered that as an intention.
Even the deepest-thinking rock stars carry a cartoonish projection by virtue of their chosen vocation, and this film's indulgence in dramatized character elements are true to form. Val Kilmer's performance as Morrison remains much maligned, but is absolutely in line with Hollywood's exploitations of rock n roll mythology. Kilmer inhabits the sketch with a contrived detachment directly reflective of what Stone was going for in the movie as a whole.
Shot in the era in which impressionist rock videos reigned supreme, "The Doors" leverages those rich indulgences, and marries them with the band's remarkable, unassailable music catalog. Highly recommended, but not for those who expect to find Jim Morrison pontificating from the psychiatrist's couch. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!) WATCHED IT? THEN WATCHLIST: "High Fidelity (2000)," "This Is Spinal Tap (1984)," "Stadium Anthems (2018)."