Only loosely connected to the story, the visuals quickly grow monotonous.
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Kurt Cobain About a Son (2007)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:8
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: With a constant voiceover of his own words, About A Son is a deeply personal look into Cobain's life that is sure to please his many fans.
Theatrical Release:Oct 3, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music... [More]
Director: AJ Schnack
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Top CriticThe ending section, where Schnack and Azerrad let Cobain ramble philosophically about life and music, is a muddled intellectual mess.
11/30/07
Top CriticKurt Cobain About a Son is a lovely piece of filmmaking, a gripping, minimalist marriage of sound and image.
11/02/07
Top CriticAs important for what it reveals about a seminal and grievously misunderstood artist as for how it rejuvenates a moribund documentary form.
10/25/07
Top CriticLess a movie than an illustrated audiotape, Kurt Cobain: About a Son is nonetheless fascinating for what it reveals of its subject,
10/19/07
Top CriticThere's definitely an anti-doc vibe going on here, which is fitting for a man who refused to conform during a short but productive life.
10/05/07
Top CriticThe film often feels like a ghost story narrated by the ghost himself and works best when it is visually more impressionistic. Images of empty rooms and landscapes are far more evocative than the Cobain stand-ins the filmmakers occasionally deploy.
10/05/07
Top CriticYou'll come out of this knowing more about Cobain's self-destructive talent, and lifelong depression, than a more conventional treatment could offer.
10/04/07
Top CriticIt’s hard to know who the audience might be for the documentary oddity Kurt Cobain About a Son, but I bet its subject would have hated it.
10/03/07
Top CriticFor those who can get past the visual absence of Cobain and the aural absence of his music on the excellent soundtrack, this is an indelible autobiographical document.
11/03/06
Top CriticImpressionistic docu Kurt Cobain: About a Son is a counterpoint to the iconic late Nirvana rocker's legacy.
09/19/06
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