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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

HBO Classics

Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015

Brett Morgen

Documentary, Self: Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic

7.0

4,127

Documentary The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

	Author	Review
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Morgen doesn’t connect this with the nascent grunge scene that was springing up in that time in Seattle, and without that contextual information, the idea that Cobain became the voice of an entire generation feels unsubstantiated"	NEU
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"Anyone could have crafted a documentary about a band. Morgen (...) approach does something that's much deeper: letting you feel as if you've pored through someone's scrapbook"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The arc of Cobain’s life is clearly drawn (...) Frustratingly, the film never properly discusses the most important subject: Cobain’s music (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Even with my card-carrying fan status in mind, I think people on the other end of the grunge spectrum of taste would find something special in 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Patrick Smith Telegraph	"[It] is as intimate and comprehensive as fans would wish (...) [It fails] to tackle the genre itself, slightly underselling Cobain’s achievements as a rock icon"	NEU

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