Courtney unintentionally came off as the only likable party..

10000% agree. It's really a shame that this film uses the "Kurt and Courtney" moniker the way it does, because the title is deserving of an epic rock biopic one day (or, God forbid, a decent documentary on the couple that doesn't feel the need to demonize one to worship another).

In regards to the nanny thing, that's my biggest issue with this thing: The director seemed to simply follow any lead thrown his way (a shady note on his windshield? Really?) and throw 8 minutes of screen time at them. What a mess.


Yonas Michael

I don't think you were paying attention. He started the documentary with no focus, just wanting to go where the story took him. He investigated the conspiracy theories, and by two thirds into the documentary, he flat out said that he no longer believed the conspiracy theories. He wasn't trying to "disparage" Courtney Love, he was just trying to get an interview with her, so that she could tell her side of the story, but she did everything in her power to not only refuse to do so, but make sure the film was shut down.

"Nothing says "OBEY ME" like a severed head on a fence post."

^^THIS.

Indeed, as another has said here, every person involved in the making of this film should be ashamed of themselves. This may well be the most immoral film I have ever seen. It is purely disgusting. If I ever bump into Nick Broomfield in public I will promptly punch him in the face and say "that was for making 'Kurt and Courtney'".

Have to disagree. Many working in and around the L.A. entertainment industry during the entire Kurt/Courtney melodrama, especially in the weeks when he left town leading up to his suicide will tell you there was intense scrutiny that Courtney was not only flagrantly abusing Kurt beyond just using and manipulating him this way and that, but that she really had it out for him. This is a woman who had no qualms about shouting and screaming at Kurt in full view of public, in restaurants, outside bars, on the street, wherever. Love is a sick, mentally defective woman. Hospitality workers were terrified of her. Bartenders and servers in restaurants went out of their way to *not* serve her because no matter how hard they worked or how polite and congenial they strived to be, they would get screamed at and even attacked. A girlfriend of mine who worked at Spago once had the displeasure of serving Love when she came in just before "Live Through This" was released and ended up getting hammered by her purse repeatedly like a crazy bag lady on speed.

Courtney Love, were it not for her association with Kurt and using him as a wealth magnet, would today either be dead or a crazy bag lady on Skid Row. She was ugly then, even uglier now. She was and is the most repulsive and disgusting performer at the top echelon of the L.A. music industry. You couldn't find anyone from the riot grrrl era (like Bikini Kill, Toby Vail, Team Dresch, Fifth Column, etc) who'd even be willing to say anything remotely positive about Love, let alone interact with her in person.

No legitimate or credible documentary filmmaker is going to attempt an unbiased or "neutral" treatment of Love for the simple reason that it is not only impossible, but more so, totally unproductive. In this type of documentary, there has to be a bias to some extent. This is basic film school. To use a rather extreme example, take the case of John Wayne Gacy or Jeffrey Dahmer. A neutral or unbiased doc of such extremely repugnant and reprehensible personalities would be futile and would inadvertently come across as sympathetic to them.

Broomfield is a brilliant documentarian because he understands exactly how to make a proper documentary and how much bias to interject given the subject. The research he and his team did prior to filming the doc revealed just how evil so many people who knew and had worked with Courtney Love considered her to be. When you've got dozens upon dozens of people all who knew, worked with, lived with Love saying that she is pure, unadulterated evil and most likely was in some way responsible for Kurt's death, whether directly or indirectly, then you won't find any veteran documentary filmmakers who are going to strive for neutrality. They're going to go after the subject to one extent or another, and fortunately for us, Broomfield is one of the few who is willing to push such reprehensible subjects to their limit.

You'll notice any documentaries attempting a more neutral or "fair" stance concerning Love simply come across as favoring her and ending up losing any credibility with the audience, except among Love's psycho fanatics.

In summary, Courtney Love is disgusting filth. Broomfield is genius.