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15
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12/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Val Kilmer
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Date:
April 21, 2020
The Top Gun and Tombstone star looks back at his unique life, faith, and career, from his wunderkind days at Julliard through his heyday in 1990s Hollywood to his recent battle with cancer.
What The Reviewers Say
The allure of Mr. Kilmer’s artfully written and engaging book is that it’s a glimpse into that old world, receding in the rear view, of the classic Hollywood star system. He dutifully shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of his most beloved movies, indulges in boastful name-dropping, and offers sweet encomiums to the many famous women in his life.
... absorbing but uneven.
I’m Your Huckleberry is as much a one-man show as Citizen Twain, Kilmer’s Mark Twain-centered stage show. The erstwhile Batman does open up (to different degrees) in his memoir about breakups, movie sets, and tests to his faith, but always with a mind to entertain. But I’m Your Huckleberry is more sprawling monologue than a retrospective, full of asides and free association, often sanguine and occasionally resigned.
... as much a spiritual journey as it is a chronicle of his life and career.
