Review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) by Shaun H — 11 Aug 2008

This movie may be one of the few Documentaries I love.

This review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) was written by Shaun H on 11 Aug 2008.

Kurt Cobain: About a Son has generally received positive reviews.

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 Feb 2015

Near the end, we hear Cobain reveal his disdain for adults who “can’t even pretend, or at least have enough courtesy for their children,…

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By Rubia (51) on 10 May 2012

You want a part of me Well, I'm not selling cheap No, I'm not selling cheap* Between December 1992 and March 1993, the music journalist Michael…

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By Mark P (1,180) on 02 Feb 2015

A poetic and profound document to Kurt Cobain, based on audio interviews and newly captured video…

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 29 Apr 2019

Filmmaker AJ Schnack's hauntingly beautiful film is a bold and successful attempt to recover the human being who disappeared under the heavy…

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By Zahraa I (5) on 16 May 2015

This is not a movie, this is an audio interview with some annoying visuals and completely unrelated songs…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 Dec 2014

The result is a film exponentially more vivid and absorbing than the garden-variety rock-doc or biopic…

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By John C (2,737) on 25 May 2012

Got this movie hoping for interviews performances and a look into his life but what I got was a depressing monologue that I couldn't bear myself…

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By Jess L (793) on 06 Feb 2013

The only point of seeing this is hearing the interviews. The visuals do nothing for his story and merely fill in the gap…

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By David M (3,086) on 27 Jul 2010

Not bad if you're into this sort of thing. No real movie. Just alot of images playing while Kurt Cobain gets interviewed about random stuff…

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By Markus I (19) on 04 May 2009

I'm a big big Nirvana fan but all this amounted to was listening to a grown man with the mentality of a teenager, wine on for 90 mins…

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