Rotten
Van Sant's refusal to delve into his subject in anything but an abstract way renders the movie pointless and frustrating -- a lyrical, lovely tone poem, signifying little.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Overview
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
Director and cast
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58%
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Rotten
A film about a junkie rock musician, played by Michael Pitt at his most narcissistic, doing nothing in particular for the better part of 97 minutes isn't my idea of either a good time or a serious endeavor.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
While Last Days succeeds as a nature documentary, Van Sant fails to penetrate human nature. The result is a portrait without a face.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Last Days will cast a poetic spell on some viewers, as it did this one, and will seem mind-sappingly boring to others.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Last Days is director Gus Van Sant's meditation on the death of Kurt Cobain, and an extraordinary meditation it is.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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