Rotten
Only loosely connected to the story, the visuals quickly grow monotonous.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Kurt Cobain in his own words.
2007 · 1h 37m · Not Rated
Documentary, Music
Directed by
AJ Schnack
Overview
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 journalist Michael Azerrad for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana." In the film, Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public, and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The ending section, where Schnack and Azerrad let Cobain ramble philosophically about life and music, is a muddled intellectual mess.
Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Kurt Cobain About a Son is a lovely piece of filmmaking, a gripping, minimalist marriage of sound and image.
Joan Anderman, Boston Globe
Fresh
As important for what it reveals about a seminal and grievously misunderstood artist as for how it rejuvenates a moribund documentary form.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
Less a movie than an illustrated audiotape, Kurt Cobain: About a Son is nonetheless fascinating for what it reveals of its subject,
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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