Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role
Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body.
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