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VAL (2021) 4/5 (No spoilers) I'm not a huge fan of Val Kilmer but I do like a lot of his work including this documentary about his life, career and illness. It's not entertaining per se (I don't think that's the purpose of a documentary) but I did find it fascinating and informative even as just a casual fan. What's great about this film is that it's auto-biographical and everything is coming straight from the horse's mouth so there's no question about anything being inaccurate - it feels very personal and is wonderfully written and narrated. There is also a lot of previously unseen private camcorder footage that Val has documented all of his life which gives fascinating insight into what went on during some productions. He even shows footage of himself at LFCC and tells the viewers what he thinks of such signing events. Of course we all want to hear Val talk about his alleged "difficult behaviour" and his beefs with Joel Schumacher, John Frankenheimer etc. but he never does. Instead he chooses to tell his story from an unbiased perspective; he never says a bad word about anyone in his narration and instead just presents us with footage. Anyway being more candid about his animosity towards others publicly wouldn't win him any sympathy and just make him look child-ish. Most importantly the film has a heart; it shows there is a human behind the movie-star persona. We learn about his family troubles, his divorce, his children and his illness and how it has all effected him and how grateful he is. This seems to be the main motivation for Val making this film.

The Red Dwarf cast please.