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The Ghost and the Darkness *** (1996, Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson) – Classic Movie Review 3701

In this unbelievably old-fashioned 19th-century-set 1996 adventure movie, you expect to find both Tarzan and Allan Quatermain, since it seems to owe much to Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rider Haggard as to any true story […]

May, 12

The Saint * (1997, Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Alun Armstrong) – 2015 Classic Movie Review 3229

‘Never reveal your name. Never turn your back. Never surrender your heart.’ Val Kilmer is totally miscast as Simon Templar in director Phillip Noyce‘s misbegotten 1997 cinema attempt to revive The Saint. It co-stars Elisabeth […]

Jan, 04

The Murders in the Rue Morgue *** (1986, George C Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson, Val Kilmer) – Classic Movie Review 2683

The fifth film of Edgar Allan Poe’s gory horror story is once again set in 19th century Paris. It is tautly and imaginatively handled by director Jeannot Szwarc in 1986. And it is greatly enlivened […]

Jul, 09

The Prince of Egypt *** (1998, voices of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer) – Classic Movie Review 2651

DreamWorks dreams up this properly reverential and intelligent 1998 version of the biblical Moses story as an animated feature. It is distinguished by striking animation, some truly magnificent and memorable sequences, a strong voice cast and an […]

Jun, 27

The Doors *** (1991, Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon) – Classic Movie Review 2093

Co-writer- director Oliver Stone’s 1991 homage to the iconic 1960-70s rock band The Doors also serves as a biopic of Jim Morrison, the group’s lead singer. It starts with a big asset in Val Kilmer, […]

Jan, 20

Wonderland *** (2003, Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas) – Classic Movie Review 1687

In an excellent tour-de-force, Val Kilmer continues his bid to restore his reputation in co-writer/director James Cox’s wild, extreme 2003 movie about a real Hollywood murder. It focuses on the 70s porn movie superstar John […]

Sep, 19

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang *** (2005, Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan) – Classic Movie Review 1669

Robert Downey Jr appears with his son Indio in this tongue-in-cheek 2005 hardboiled crime comedy, written and directed by Shane Black, also starring Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan and Corbin Bernsen. Indio plays Downey’s character Harry Lockhart at […]

Sep, 14

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