Good movie, but not really accurate.

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 1999)

Being a huge fan of the Doors (and Jim Morrison), I was expecting the film.. .Well, I don't really know what I expected. I guess I was expecting a good film. I got what I was looking for. However, this film completely distorted my view of Jim Morrison's personality. In the film, he's portrayed (quite well, might I add) by Val Kilmer as a drunk and a junkie. Granted, when he wasn't stoned he was usually drunk, but the film doesn't point out his good qualities. Few and far between though they may be, they were still there. He wasn't just a musical genius A-Hole. He was supposedly a nice guy when he was sober. If you want to learn about Jim Morrison, read No One Here Gets Out Alive. If you want a really great film with hardly any historical accuracy, rent "The Doors." If for nothing other than the incredible soundtrack. Of course, perhaps I'm a little biased. As I mentioned, I'm a huge fan of the Doors. I guess so, because otherwise I wouldn't have cared to see the movie. But I digress. Oh, I guess not because I'm done.