Product: Last Days (2 Disc Special Edition)
Rating: 4.0
Met My Expectations
I have read a lot of the other reader's reviews, and the reason why they scored this movie so low is not because of Gus Van Sant's film making abilities, or Michael Pitt's performance, or any elements of film that were missing, it is because they went into this film expecting to find about more about how and why and if Kurt Cobain was really crazy, if he was mentally ill and committed suicide, or there was some kind of external force.There are still many speculations on how and why he died, there are many books about it, I recommend reading those over seeing this film if those are the reasons for seeing this, but if you are looking for a movie with a great atmosphere, a really powerful movie about isolationism, character development, and overexhaustion of depression, than this film is right for you.Michael Pitt did an amazing performance as Blake, who represents the much acclaimed lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, and he isolates himself in the outhouse of his own home, while people are trying to find him and question his random disappearence, just as his band is starting to hit it big. He is wrapped up in his own problems, and he has not only cut himself from society, but locked himself in his own world, and his own music. This movie is very slow, and all of the characters are fictional representations of real people, but the directing in the movie was top notch. The same director of Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant, and he gives you this very gloomy and ominous atmosphere throughout the whole movie. He hints out it the whole time.There was once scene where the TV was on, and you could see recorded footage of what happened the day Cobain shot himself. Another scene had some guy tell this 'fictional story' to this other guy, which was really the story of Cobain. Little touches here any there not only embrace the person watching, but nudges them on to inevitable show you what happened.If you're into good film, this is a great choice. Nirvana fans MAY or MAY NOT be disappointed with the film, but unless all you watch are shallow films, this film is phenominal.