Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: May 4, 2015
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 59
  3. Negative: 7 out of 59

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  1. DakotaFred
    May 31, 2015
    5
    It is an interesting look inside the short life of KC... but with the horrible upbringing, heroin abuse and depression, ultimately leading to his final days disappearing act and (apparent) suicide (apart from text at the very end completely left out), make it a mediocre watch at best. I mean, calling him a genius is a bit of stretch anyway IMO. Put anyone into a room with a pen paperIt is an interesting look inside the short life of KC... but with the horrible upbringing, heroin abuse and depression, ultimately leading to his final days disappearing act and (apparent) suicide (apart from text at the very end completely left out), make it a mediocre watch at best. I mean, calling him a genius is a bit of stretch anyway IMO. Put anyone into a room with a pen paper guitar mic and tape recorder, oh and of course an endless supply of drugs, the results would most likely be similarly bizarre. Nonetheless, he wrote a few good songs (why Dave Grohl was also completely left out is a mystery to me). In the end, KC was a coward for killing himself. If he didnt kill himself, then they had even more reason to focus more on his final days and the investigation (or lack of) that followed. Maybe they are saving that little bit of information for part deux ;)… Expand
  2. frankrog29
    Jul 13, 2016
    4
    This movie offers some facts about Kurt Cobain's life but it certainly doesn't attempt to be an authoritative documentary on the subject. Instead, the movie attempts to convey the late Mr. Cobain's mental state with animated segments set to his music and spoken-word recordings. As a result, the film mostly feels like a 2-hour-long Nirvana music video, and it mostly just made me feelThis movie offers some facts about Kurt Cobain's life but it certainly doesn't attempt to be an authoritative documentary on the subject. Instead, the movie attempts to convey the late Mr. Cobain's mental state with animated segments set to his music and spoken-word recordings. As a result, the film mostly feels like a 2-hour-long Nirvana music video, and it mostly just made me feel depressed. This movie is probably only for diehard Nirvana fans, and even some of them might find it too abstract and not sufficiently informative.… Expand

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    May 4, 2015
    100
    The filmmaking always crackles. Every song choice, every intimate home movie, every personal moment--they have been carefully chosen from eight years of research for maximum impact.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: A.A. Dowd
    May 4, 2015
    91
    Montage understands Cobain as an icon, but also as the mixed-up kid who got too famous too fast, and it seems content revealing, rather than reconciling, his contradictions.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    May 4, 2015
    100
    [Montage of Heck is] shattering, unpredictable and tells you more about Cobain than any previous film.
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