Review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) by Mark C — 12 Apr 2008

Incredible interview, completely disjointed visuals (not in a good way).

This review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) was written by Mark C on 12 Apr 2008.

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

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By Poo B (116) on 09 Mar 2012

It's really good...but as audio, not video...the picture doesn't really contain anything, once in a while it expresses a certain story more,…

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