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Wow, this movie is a perfect blend of intrigue, comedy and action, and it's done with quite a bit of flair too. Definitely corny at times, but that's part of the fun. As is the case with all Universal Horror pics from 1930-45, this chiller is incredibly moody and atmospheric. 8/10. Watch it with the lights off.

Oliver Stone is a true contemporary artist, using every available gadget to bring the blurring, mind numbing, visionary ideas from his head to the screen, He does so yet again with "The Doors". What a trip! This is a truly beautiful film, high lighted by Val Kilmer's incredible, absolutely incredible dead on turn as Jim Morisson. A role for which he should have one an Oscar. Even though I usually don't enjoy watching Kilmer, he's not an actor I really like, he blew me away as did the rest of the movie. The images I saw are burned into my mind indelibly, like some kind of fantastic dream. And as an answer to one of the reviews posted, the movie is called the Doors as a reference to the "doors" of consciousness, sanity and thought which Morisson traveled through many a time. This is a really great film. 9/10

"State Of Grace" by Spielberg protege and U2 video director Phil Joanou, is an outstanding film. I first rented it because Gary Oldman is one of my very favourite actors, if not my favourite, he has the inate ability to become every character he plays, he's a chameleon. His performance(surprise!) is outstanding. A truly heartfelt characterization that keeps you rooting for him throughout the movie. Then you've got a whole bunch of other great actors, Sean Penn,who turns in another brilliant performance as a guilt riddled, angry under cover cop, Ed Harris, Jon Turturro, John C. Reilly and Robin Wright. This movie kept me glued to the screen, from it's enigmatic first scene to the breathtaking, violent shootout finale, a well shot and well cut piece of film making. Basically I can't really see any faults in this film, it's an atmospheric, gritty, action packed, gutsy 2 1/2 hours. 8.5/10. See it.