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Val

Val

The life you live is the story you tell.

23 July 2021109 minEN 7.2
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster...
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Kimberly Nelson
I gotta be honest, the visual style is absolutely gorgeous. An absolute gem.
Andrew Nguyen
The 7.2 rating feels about right. End of story.
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And on The Doors, "He looks so uncannily like Jim Morrison that we feel like this isn't a case of casting, it's a case of possession" (Ebert). As it turns out, Kilmer has apparently held a camcorder in his hand for as long as he was strong enough to lift it, only putting it down in the stretches between "action" and "cut." This footage, spanning 800 hours of footage and 40 years of personal and professional life, is the raw material for Val, an intimate, honest, urgent, bittersweet, optimistic, hopeful documentary. Val is not a hagiography but a 'warts and all' portrait that devotes equal attention to the lows as to the highs; among the former none is more painful to screen than Kilmer’s current status as a living relic of himself, making appearances at showings of his more iconic films and signing autographs at comic book conventions; as he puts it, “basically selling my old self, my old career.” On the other hand, it’s a career that sells itself; in addition to the aforementioned The Doors and Tombstone, there’s Top Gun, Thunderheart, Heat, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Salton Sea, Spartan, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, just to name a few (the documentary can’t be accused of selective amnesia, though, revisiting as well the likes of Batman Forever and The Island of Dr.

Viewer Opinions (4)

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Kimberly Nelson@knelson4329134 opinions · User since 2013
★★★★☆ 8.5
Blown away by this one. A reasonable 7.2 — no complaints here. Along those lines, an important documentary that needs to be seen. …
11 June 2023User Review
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Virginia Adams@moviegeek40381 opinions · User since 2011
★★★★★ 9.2
this documentary changes perspectives. visually breathtaking — the imagery is on another level. …
10 May 2023User Review
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Andrew Nguyen@andrew_reviews496 opinions · User since 2023
★★★☆☆ 6.1
Some captivating shots mixed with generic-looking sequences. The 7.2 rating feels about right. Worth a watch if you're in the mood, but don't rush. …
13 July 2023User Review
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