I knew very little about Val Kilmer prior to watching this, but I had just watched STILL about Michael J Fox, so I was keeping the same vibe. This was interesting and included a lot of home video footage. It showed a lot of layers to Val Kilmer as a person, beyond his Hollywood reputation. I think people who are more familiar with Val Kilmer would love it.
Val
The life you live is the story you tell.
Rating
3.5 (2)
Release Date
7/23/2021Runtime
109 minsGenres
Overview
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 movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.
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A deeply personal excavation of a life through Val Kilmer's own archival footage, a man reckoning with his legacy, his art, and his illness with unflinching honesty and unexpected tenderness.
Mood
IntimateBittersweetContemplativeWistful
Themes
Art and creationIdentityMortalityFamily
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Meditative
Look
Documentary-likeHandheldPractical effects
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Suicide and self-harmAddiction
Val Kilmer
Self
Jack Kilmer
Self / Narrator
Mercedes Kilmer
Self
Joanne Whalley
Self
Kevin Bacon
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
David Thewlis
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Russell
Self (archive footage)
Kelly McGillis
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Edwards
Self (archive footage)
Oliver Stone
Self (archive footage)
Mira Sorvino
Self (archive footage)
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