About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:43:28
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2011
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Patty Schemel
- Courtney Love
- Eric Erlandson
- Kurt Cobain
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Courtney Love Cobain
Hole
- Melissa Auf Der Maur
- Roddy Bottum
- Alice De Buhr
- Nina Gordon
- Izzy
- Joe Mama-Nitzberg
Directors
- P. David Ebersole
Producers
- Christina Soletti
- Todd Hughes
Writers
- P. David Ebersole
- Todd Hughes
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Hit So Hard
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
64%
percent positive reviews
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Hit So Hard is a good title for the film. Courtney Love looks like someone determined to carry on doing the hitting.
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David Parkinson, Empire Magazine
A carefully constructed survivor's tale.
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Gene Stout, Seattle Times
The torturous tale of a remarkable survivor of the grunge era - the troubled but talented drummer for Courtney Love's band, Hole.
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Tal Rosenberg, Chicago Reader
Choppy camerawork, sloppy editing, and lack of a coherent narrative structure make for a frustrating viewing experience.
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David Malitz, Washington Post
Ebersole pieces things together in a workmanlike way, but the tacky supertitles and camera effects often create a bit of an amateur feel.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Patty Schemel "lived through this." Once you witness what that "this" was, feel free to follow that up with a "wow."
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