Product: Last Days (2 Disc Special Edition)
Rating: 3.0
Opposite of Formulaic....
I watched this movie with my wife this past weekend without knowing anything about it in advance...and knowing only the most superficial information about the last days of Kurt Cobain. I had to check out what others thought because this movie was such a complete departure from any movie that I have ever seen before.This movie is the exact opposite of formulaic. I felt confused, and for much of the movie bored... which I believe is where the director purposefully wanted to put the viewer. The movie subtly mixes up the chronological order of the scenes so, like Blake, the viewer loses track of what (and when) things are happening. The feeling of isolation is acute - especially when a house guest comes across Blake and asks him for some help on a song. Blake seems to be ready to establish a tenuous human bridge when one of Blake's band members comes across the two and shoos away the house guest- presumably to protect Blake.I would recommend this movie to someone prepared to see a movie that abandons many of the timeworn conventions that filmakers deploy to keep one's attention (like dialogue, action, and conventional plot). It was definitely a "pattern breaker" for me.