Product: Last Days (2 Disc Special Edition)
Rating: 4.0
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After just seeing "Last Days", I wondered just what it was I saw. After googling "Kurt Cobain", it all became clear. Having no experience with "Grunge" music (of which there were examples in the film), I didn't know what Cobain's influence was, nor his popularity among the devotees of that particular style of music."Last Days" is the sad final goodbye of this enigmatic young man. It is doubly sad that he used drugs to blunt the depression he felt at how his life was "progressing" at that point.Gus Van Sant's treatment of the film is reminiscent of "Elephant". Little dialog, and long shots, maybe too long, to tell a story. After his disastrous attempt at remaking "Psycho", it comes as no surprise he would change (permanently?) his cinematic style. Personally, I like the way he's doing things now. "Last Days" came across somewhat atmospheric and surreal.I found the visits by the two men spreading their religion and the advertising salesman very funny. They dove ahead, oblivious to the indifference that was staring them in the face. Conversely, Blake's (Michael Pitt) absolute abhorrence for doing anything to further his career just underscores his drive to do what ultimately killed him. Very sad.All the performances were very good, and I happen to be a fan of Michael Pitt. This young man has come a long way in a very short time. I look forward to any film he happens to be in, just to see how he stretches himself. That his dialog consisted of nothing more than mumbling, is in itself a feat. Try doing that for an hour or two. I dare you. It's not as easy as one would think, and Pitt had to do it for DAYS.All tolled, "Last Days" is a very well done film by Van Sant, maybe not his best, but up there!