Product: Last Days (2 Disc Special Edition)
Rating: 2.0
Not What I Was Expecting At All
One of the reviews on the back on the box said, "...Gus Van Sant's Masterpiece!". What a load of crap that statement is. When I bought this DVD, I was expecting a fictionilized account of Nirvana Lead Singer, Kurt Cobain's last few days before he committed suicide. What I got was actor Micheal Pitt stumbling around, mumbling to himself, and falling down a lot. Most of the time I couldn't hear him at all, and what I could hear didn't make the least bit of sense. I suffered thru this "film" (and I use that term loosely), two times. Once to see it for the first time ever, then again with the subtitles on, which let me see what Micheal Pitt was really mumbling to himself. I know that "Blake" is supposed to be so messed up on drugs that he doesn't know what he's doing, but it makes for a really bad "film". One other thing, Lucas Haas is in this too, and the Gay scene he has is kinda wierd, it's like it was just tacked on for no other reason than it's something Mr. Van Sant wanted and didn't know where else to put it.Overall I give this "film" a 2 out of 5 stars. Don't waste your time with it, go out and get one of the Doc-U-Drama's made about Kurt Cobain's Suicide instead. You'll be glad you did.Silver SurferJan. 7, 2010Update: After rereading this review, plus many others I have come to this conclusion. As another reviewer put it, "...It's not for fanboys of Nirvana, or causal fans of mainstream movies." I tend to agree. Yes, it tells the "story" of Cobain's last days alive, but it does it in an "artsy" way. I'm not a fan of "Art House Movies", because I don't get subtlety. If I would have known that before, I most likely wouldn't have watched this film. Make of that what you will.Silver SurferFeb. 3, 2013