“Val Kilmer was ridiculously handsome. Seeing him in his prime on the big screen again is an almost absurd experience. He was so much taller and blonder and better-looking than everyone around him, like some sort of storybook Nordic prince. Kilmer, who died in April at the age of 65, could have very easily coasted on his looks, yet he had the restless, playful spirit of a character actor trapped in the body of a leading man. Taking another look at the films in the Brattle Theatre’s retrospective ‘Kilmer Forever: Remembering Val Kilmer,’ one comes away with an even deeper appreciation of how much the actor loved to undercut his matinee idol appearance. Our Iceman may have looked like a golden god, but he was often a very silly goose.” – Sean Burns, WBUR Arts & Culture
Kilmer Forever: Remembering Val Kilmer runs May 6–20.