Kurt & Courtney
Kurt & Courtney
R | 27 February 1998 (USA)
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After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.

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John M Joseph

Nick Broomfield does a decent job trying to be unbiased about Kurt Cobain and Courtney. He seems to have a hard time trying to find people to interview for this piece. He seems to be unsure about all the conspiracies surrounding the situation but seems to change how he feels towards the end...I enjoyed it, worth the watch!

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aaronmorgan-28895

"Who killed Kurt...?" Every time someone dies, an intriguing conspiracy theory arises from the ashes. I only saw this movie recently, and not knowing what to expect, let me say if you are looking for definitive answers about the death of Cobain, well you won't find them here. Kurt's death was very tragic, but even his Aunt claims the whole conspiracy theory is a load of bunk and it is clear to me that his addiction and depression killed him. Neither Dave Grohl nor Krist Novoselic are featured throughout the movie but I was impressed how director Nick Broomfield handled it. He exposes the hypocrisy of Hollywood and manages to dig some pure oddballs out of the woodwork. Fans of Courtney Love are likely to despise this movie, she get ripped into and the disdain for her is evident throughout. My final view is that it's interesting but sometimes flawed and proves again that there is no definitive movie on Cobain.

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gogogopher321

I did love this movie and it kept my interest throughout but I thought the most interesting thing was how so many people are so afraid of Courtney Love! lol She is, after all, just white trash with a violent streak. Unfortunately, she is now white trash with money, which is the worst combination. If she did arrange a hit on Cobain, we'll never know but this film does raise some interesting questions and seems to have very credible sources of information, especially the nanny and the private detective Love hired. The suicide note is very interesting, also, with what looks like four lines added on by someone else (guess who)?! In any case, Broomfield did a great job, I thought, despite all the obstacles Love's "people" tried to put in his way.Sadly, after seeing this and seeing what a puppet Kurt Cobain was to his wife's manipulations, I've lost a lot of respect for the guy. I don't think he was especially talented but it's such a shame how he ended up. He was a doormat for Courtney and that is the saddest thing. This movie does a good job of showing Love for what she really is, too--and it ain't pretty.

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troym-3

I liked the documentary and Broomfleid's investigative style of this film. He seems to be sincere in his attempts to see if there is anything behind the conspiracy theories regarding Kurt Cobain's death. I think it would have been in Courtney's best interest to cooperate with his investigative reporting and at the end when she is seen supporting journalism's freedom of speech when she herself threatened and discouraged free speech only makes her look baaaad and hypocritical.The draw back is that Broomflied seems to only be able to interview drug addicts and weirdos that seem to know little of what was going on in Kurt's life. The only person he interviews that is credible is Courtney's father but he seems to have a grudge himself and leaves the viewer wondering how much he knew about Kurt's personal life. The best interviews are with Kurt's aunt and it is here that we get to see a side of Kurt that I think we will be grateful for having.

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