Review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) by Adam M — 01 Mar 2008

I had really high expectations for this movie it wasn't as good as I thought it would be but was still amazing.

This review of Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2007) was written by Adam M on 01 Mar 2008.

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

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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 Peter P (1,726) on 09 May 2011

Too much like listening to a interview with a slideshow to go with it, I was hoping for a lot more, I got bored and stopped watching before…

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No single film or book can dispel the cloud of enigma surrounding Kurt Cobain, but simply sitting in the dark and hearing him talk to you for…

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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 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 Mark P (1,180) on 02 Feb 2015

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By Camille Dodero (7) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Jul 2019

About a Son is essentially a dead rock star talking about his life for an hour and a half, and—here, jacket-blurbers!—it's deeply moving…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 10 May 2009

Be advised that this is no ordinary music doc. There are no talking heads and no performance footage of Nirvana…

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By Zach T (240) on 01 Jul 2011

For the Cobain enthusiast such as myself, it's worthwhile and maddening all at once…

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