The rise and fall of Jim Morrison

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2005)

Jim Morrison died in Paris, aged 27, and this movie tracks his earlier demise in the USA as the lead singer of the Doors...
The movie portrays Morrison as a poet whose downfall revolved around an excess of drugs, alcohol, and women, and a pre-occupation with death. However, there is a spiritual dimension throughout the movie in the form of the image of an Indian shaman (medicine man).
The movie is over 2 hours long but held my interest as it wove together the complex tapestry that was Morrison's short life. Many original Doors songs, especially 'Light My Fire' (1970 US#1), feature in the soundtrack.
Surprisingly, this movie does not seem to have received much critical acclaim, but I really enjoyed it!