Burn Out City, Short Lived

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2008)

This movie centers on Jim Morrison, not the Doors group. Val Kilmer actually makes a stunning portrayal of Jim Morrison on screen. The accuracy is excellent as it shows just how a man & lots of sex & illegal drugs can burn him out in a hurry.
Meg Ryan as Morrisons main (but not only) squeeze is an excellent acting job by her too. She is clearly support but I was surprised by how well she does in a small but important role.
Recreating the atmosphere of the 1960's is pretty well done. The 60's are portrayed pretty well as a decade where young women believed that liberation was trying to strip naked & streak through concerts. At one point in the film, Morrison gets the Jack Black treatment by the audience as he dives into it and is carried around. Black does this late in School of Rock & might have been inspired by this film.
There's lots of female adult nudity in this one, & a plenty good soundtrack featuring a lot of the Doors great hits.