I'm not a Stone fan (only film of his I've liked is Natural Born Killers, the rest of his catalog is unwatchable, self-indulgent crap), but I own The Doors strictly for Kilmer's performance.
I liked 25th Hour enough to forgive the ending. Great cast (with the exception of Barry Pepper -- as superficial as it may be, his face annoys me) and Norton, especially, is great. Lee's tone is good in that one, as well. Sometimes I find that he tends to get so wrapped up in his own message -- not an insult, by the way -- that it becomes too easy to ignore his eye as a director.
I liked 25th Hour enough to forgive the ending. Great cast (with the exception of Barry Pepper -- as superficial as it may be, his face annoys me) and Norton, especially, is great. Lee's tone is good in that one, as well. Sometimes I find that he tends to get so wrapped up in his own message -- not an insult, by the way -- that it becomes too easy to ignore his eye as a director.
