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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe brilliant concluding chapter in the death trilogy that inspired Gus Van Sant's artistic rebirth.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittA true American tragedy, directed with skill and conviction.
- 100The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisOne of this year's indisputably great films.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoWhat Last Days offers is a blank and narrative-free, but pitch-perfect, dreamscape on which to project your own personal ruminations on Kurt, fame, whatever, nevermind. If you have none, you're on your own.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThere is a method to its madness, since the madness here is really Cobain's. Last Days mythologizes his suicide as a haunting act of fulfillment: the consummation of a life that had already ceased to be.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe glacial pacing may put some people off, but it also has a hypnotic quality. And some viewers might find it fascinating to be a voyeur into someone's tortured psyche.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIn the end, it feels like a life aestheticized, not examined.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatA victory for ambitious filmmaking if not always a successful attempt at character study.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttYet music, the one thing that might have given the film some kick, is de-emphasized, with only two songs sneaking into the picture.