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Rolling Stone |
He plays Jim as the over-the-top tragic hero that Oliver Stone envisioned — except for Kilmer, the tragedy is that Jim wasn’t quite pretentious enough.
Wall Street Journal |
Val Kilmer, the intense actor known for roles including Batman and Jim Morrison, has died.
CBS News |
A unique talent, Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.

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Charismatic and versatile, he also won praise for memorable roles as Iceman in 'Top Gun' and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone,' but his unpredictable behavior ruffled some feathers in Hollywood.
Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.
Val Kilmer, ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Top Gun’ Star, Dies at 65
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Josh Brolin, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann pay tribute to Val Kilmer after his death
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Val Kilmer death: Josh Brolin, Cher and more Hollywood stars honor legendary actor
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Val Kilmer, actor known for "The Doors" and "Tombstone," dies at 65
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
Hollywood remembers actor Val Kilmer
Stars in Hollywood are remembering the life and legacy of actor Val Kilmer after he died on Tuesday at just 65 years old. Kilmer crossed paths with countless performers and directors during a career that made him one of the world's biggest movie stars in the 1990s.
'Top Gun' and Batman star Val Kilmer dies aged 65
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Val Kilmer talked acting, fake coups and arrested bodyguards in 1997 interview
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Val Kilmer will be remembered for many of his famous roles, but one of his most transformational was that of Jim Morrison in "The Doors." Upon the actor's death at age 65 on Tuesday, Kilmer's former co-stars,
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