Title: The Ceremony Never Begins
Product review: Narrated by Johnny Depp, "When You're Strange" (2009) is a muddled Doors hagiography notable for its previously unseen footage and the lack of a single interview. Writer-director Tom DiCillo has essentially given us a condensed remake of the 1991 Oliver Stone film - with the genuine Lizard King in all his chaotic glory. Unfortunately, there's no attempt at structural clarity or historical accuracy. The fact that the Vietnam War gets more attention than "Morrison Hotel" says it all. Meanwhile, we're still waiting for a definitive documentary about The Doors.
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