If you read Michael Azerrad's book, then this movie offers little new insight. It is manipulative filmmaking to present footage of current students at Cobain's alma mater Aberdeen H.S. while the audio track is Cobain moaning about his being bullied while a student there. Perpetual finger-pointing: "These were the bullies, and they'll never change; if they couldn't accept Kurt's sensitive soul, then there is no hope" (my words). As much as the director strives to present his concept of "universality", that somehow we are all connected, and that these residents of Aberdeen, Olympia, and Seattle circa 2006 are connected to a rock musician who committed suicide in 1994, that is a stretch too far for me. It is only Cobain's audio narrative that will occasionally sustain you as a viewer, but for the most part this filmmaking endeavor felt hollow and cash-driven.
Written 5/31/08
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