Brett Morgen, 2015
"Generally speaking, the documentary is strongest when Morgen’s voice
comes through the loudest, rather than Cobain’s. The first 30 minutes or
so, set before Cobain grew up and pursued a more serious interest in
music, are the film’s most affecting, because Morgen folds the beginning
and the end of his life together so powerfully. While clips of Cobain
and Love’s domestic life provide a fascinating look at their chaotic
dynamic, as well as their relationship with the press and with their
infant daughter Frances Bean, they don’t have the same associative
punch. Nonetheless, Montage Of Heck is more than just a
energetic tribute to a great, troubled artist—it’s an affirmation of
film’s specific power to communicate more than words on a page ever
could. It’s a visceral biography." -Scott Tobias
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