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This
stunning documentary is Kurt Cobain in his own words. Not taken out of
context in a magazine, not edited by MTV, but as it was. The truth
coming from the mouth of a normal man who liked to make music. Taken from 25 hours of previously unheard interviews with Kurt Cobain, About A Son recounts the Nirvana frontman's life as he
remembered it. This often eery film reveals an intimate portrait of a
well-known (yet largely misunderstood), whose life tragically ended too
early (for our own sake or for his - it's still unknown). Cobain's
views on music, art and fame are intimately confided in this stirring
documentary, to an awesome soundtrack that plays like Kurt's favourites
mixtape. There
is something quite eery about the film, with that sense of a 'Voice
From Beyond The Grave' ever present and adds to the emotional
weight of the piece. About A Son also uses very little by way of actual images of Kurt himself, but moreso just random shots of his Seattle surroundings. As
odd as it sounds, it actually helps convey the sense of the sort of
intimate interview and conversation the film is made up of. It almost
seems as if what we are seeing are the exact sorts of images which Kurt
himself was daydreamingly looking out at through a kitchen window while
coversed about his life to the strangers on the other end of the
microphone. A truly mesmerising, and often relaxing, piece of work which is amazingly poinent without ever feeling instrusive or forced.
A must see for any music fan.
DVD EXTRAS
Not much here, just a theatrical trailer for the film tacked on for the sake of throwing something extra on. Surely
there was some left over raw interview material that could have been
used her. There is supposedly over 20 hours of material, fans would
have been more than happy to sit through some unedited audio. I guess the film makers simply wanted Kurt Cobain - About A Son to, literally, speak for itself.
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 50%
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