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Documentary paints an unflattering picture of Jim Morrison, front and center with the Doors. (Gloria Stavers)

Tom Dicillo's 'When You're Strange' is Unflattering for Jim Morrison, but Offers No New Insight

The reasons to watch filmmaker Tom DiCillo's new documentary on the Doors lie more in the small pictures than the big one. Don't watch it, for instance, hoping to learn whether their late lead singer, Jim Morrison, was a cosmic prophet or just another rock star burnout.

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