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Oct 04, 2013Monolith rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Hey, can I play too? The film's title card is quoted as: "Jim is 'said' to have died of heart failure. He was 27." Here's Wikipedia's take on it: "Morrison developed an alcohol dependency which led to his death at the age of 27 in Paris. He is alleged to have died of a heroin overdose, but as no autopsy was performed, the exact cause of his death is still disputed." All that is known *for certain*, due to a lack of forensic evidence, is that he excessively abused drugs and alcohol, and, he's dead. With the booze and junk unquestionably largely contributing to cementing his position in the unenviable '27 Club', which includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain as some of its members. As for the film itself, Stone's choice in Val Kilmer was genius. His resemblance to the Lizard King was so close it was spooky. And his voice, and his manner... everything. It was like deja vu. An incredible portrayal, soup to nuts, and I'll go as far as to say it was the best work I've ever seen come from Kilmer. The soundtrack was dynamite. The story itself was... ok. The Native American spirit thing was a little over-the-top, but as a whole, Stone did a terrific job.