Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
7.5| 2h12m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 24 April 2015 Released
Producted By: HBO Documentary Films
Country: United States of America
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Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.

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John M Joseph I think this piece of work being produced by Frances Bean Cobain is the best film I have seen on Kurt yet. It really shows how different he was, how Courtney seemed to be the downfall of it all in my opinion. I love the illustrations along with his recorded audio. Kurt to this day is such an iconic rock star but remains such a mystery. Krist (Nirvana bass player) really gives some intuitive insight too. My only griped is that Dave Grohl (Drummer of Nirvana) was not in interviewed. Kurt was such an influential piece of the grunge sound and really the face of it all. A must watch!
Ivan Lafayette I saw this documentary for what it is. A documentary. I wasn't trying to find evidence of anything or validation of whatsoever. I lived my teens with Nirvana for the better and for the worse. Many times for the worse. This documentary is not proof of talent, it's not proof of drama per se, it's not proof of anything but a good montage of Kurt's personal and private contribution to the analysis of his own pitfall.Why I rated it 7? I knew already all that was reported in this documentary, but some stuff from his own hand made me go back in time. Travel through the mist of memory. This is not authentic but a collector's item because, and just because, people love collecting stuff. For the remedy of these new teenagers who didn't know Kurt's personal drama, here it is the 257th version of what we all know so far, i.e., a broken family triggers a broken personality, a society living off of prejudices creates an unbearable experience for empathetic kids, drugs are a false remedy and kill you (not eventually - but always). There are many ways of dying, and this is just another one, hereby portrayed in his persona with Montage of Heck. Listen to his music rather than watching drama documentaries, it will do you better.
luisandresmendoza This was a good biography and i really liked it. For moments you almost can feel what Kurt felt trough his life, he was almost trapped itself. It would have been better if the movie had more testimonies from close Friends, an interview from Tobi Vail and other persons. However, for moments you can feel Kurt's depression, his frustration and how Deep was his addiction; and that really takes you into the movie and his life. The compilation of videos is great and you will be witness of his changes all over the years and all the stages of his life. The only thing i didn't like is that the movie is a Little bit (a lot) weird for moments. if you can't avoid that, you will enjoy it.Concluding, here you can almost feel Kurt's feelings; you will see Nirvana's birth and how they became famous very fast but also a lot of things of his personal life. If you like Nirvana, this is a good chance to know Kurt's life.
Tarek Abdel Aziz This movie suffers from misleading advertising. This is NOT the definitive documentary. If you were looking for a story about Nirvana, the songs or the rock stardom then you will be heavily disappointed. I think this is a story about Family, Parenthood and Addiction. The tragedy of 2 generations in the same family that were cursed with dysfunctional relationships, selfishness, irresponsibility, self-destructiveness and of course addiction. Kurt was abandoned as a child, and he was tossed around between his parents and other family members, because as they themselves put it in blaming each other "couldn't handle him". And then there is Courtney and Kurt the married couple, the parents, the addicts, and the damage they could have inflicted on their baby. I used to think that Cobain killed himself because of what was happening with the music, and the stardom that he never desired, but after seeing this movie, I am more inclined to think that he was torn between his love for his child, his yearning for building a family that didn't resemble the one he had as a child, and his inability to raise her, mainly due to his addiction -some of the footage was immensely disturbing- I don't think he could bear the idea of the inevitable future of her being taken away from him. But then again, if this was true, he chose to give up and abandon her all together. This a beautifully made film, tries to go inside Kurt's mind and relive the events in his life that led to his tragic death. It is also the saddest movie I have ever scene.