Rocksploitation more than a biopic

Rating: 4/10 (7 October 2015)

I didn't think rocksploitation was an actual genre until I saw this film - has all the "rock star" clichés and little else. Too long and not enough events occur - it's like a long jam session of Light My Fire interrupted by a few events. Stone could've cut an hour of the film and nothing will be missed.
If you want a realistic depiction of the Doors, this is not the place. If you want an enjoyable film about a rock band, this is not the place.
I wouldn't recommend watching this film as entertainment, but if anyone is considering making a rock film, they should watch this first as a "What not to do" guide. If someone wants to make a movie about a rock star with substance abuse problems and nothing else, then it's already been done before. It's called "The Doors."
That's all the value I see from this movie - a lesson for others to avoid the mistakes that were done here.