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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Manthast

Absolutely amazing

Ketrivie

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

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Livestonth

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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Nicole

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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druid333-2

Much has been said about the powder keg relationship of Kurt Cobain,the singer/songwriter/guitarist of the Seattle based band, Nirvana,and his off again,on again relationship with wife,Courtney Love (from the band,Hole). It's obvious they were toxic for one another (both were hardcore Heroin users). Nick Broomfield tried to craft a documentary film about what may have happened to cause the death of Kurt, but for whatever reasons,Courtney seemed to want this film banished forever. She (Courtney)goes out of her way to monkey wrench this film project from frame one (she denied the use of any & all of Kurt's music with Nirvana,and even denied use of any film or video clips of Nirvana,leaving only A.P.I. press release photographs available,plus Courtney seemed to get to the interview subjects to say as little as possible). What we are basically left with is a spite project (Broomfield used as much usable footage,sans music & video footage)to cobble together a basically empty film that says pretty much nothing worth the 95 minute running time of this film). It's your time (but don't say I didn't warn you). Rated 'R' by the MPAA,this film has raunchy language & testimony of some of the more sordid details of Cobain's life & death.

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cynthiacher-1

This is a disturbing documentary, but definitely worth seeing. A lot of the characters are strange and freaky, but then the lifestyle of the Cobains was strange and freaky. Some people say the oddballs interviewed in this movie have no credibility, but I disagree. I don't think they have the brains to make up the stuff they say happened.I think the El Duce character was telling the truth. It's a little TOO coincidental that he was killed in an "accident" shortly after making his claim that Courtney Love offered to pay him to kill Kurt.Kurt is shown briefly in the movie and seems heartbreakingly sweet.But this movie mainly concentrates on Courtney Love. And she comes across as mentally unbalanced, deceitful, capable of anything. She's a horror story. One of the people interviewed who knew both Kurt and Courtney said she thought he killed himself to get away from her. I'd buy that! At one point, Love's father is interviewed. He said he hadn't spoken to Courtney lately, but her mother had. He said Courtney had told her that "she was getting married." Who to, he's asked. "Edward Norton", he replied. I know Love and Edward Norton used to "date." What the hell was HE thinking? Courtney Love did NOT want this movie to be released and tried to prevent it from happening. It's easy to understand why; it portrays her honestly. And she does NOT want people to know what a monster she really is.Rent it!

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Henry Fields

Nick Broomfield tries to clarify that absurd theory that says that Kurt Cobain was murdered. No one would actually believe that Kurt was killed because it is quite clear that his addiction and his depression killed him.Anyway, Broomfield lets everyone to make their point, all those that defend the conspiration theory. But let me tell you, some of them, just like Courtney Love's father or that grotesque guy called The Duce are not reliable sources precisely.Maybe Nick goes too far accusing Courtney. I mean, she's not Mother Theresa, but she isn't the root of all evil either. She's nothing but an arrogant and eccentric rockstar... just like most of people there in Hollywood.Otherwise, "Who killed Kurt...?" has valious moments for all the fans of Kurt: early recordings, interviews with some of his relatives and childhood friends...*My rate: 6/10

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fssboing

Having done a lot of research before watching this documentary, particularly on Kurt's death, I was almost convinced that Courtney had someone kill him -the suicide letter is NOT a suicide letter and someone has added the last 3 lines.- Anyways, Kurt was in a good phase at that point of his life: he just wanted to leave Courtney and Nirvana. There's a lot of clues supporting the fact that this was a murder and not a suicide, BUT the movie only shed light to a couple of them + wasted a lot of time interviewing random ppl, that had nothing to do with the whole thing, like Amy. Also, the director presents this medical evidence that someone can take double the doses that Kurt did, and still stand on one leg!!!that's ridiculous!! the doses was 3 times the lethal doses, and the evidence he presents has to do with swallowing methadone, and not injecting heroine! all in all, i would say that the movie doesn't have a clear view on anything. It just left me feeling depressed and sad that the Kobain case is and will always be closed, and Courtney is not and never will be where she deserves: IN JAIL!!

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