Beware the Gonzo
Tribeca Film | Release Date: September 9, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Time OutEric HynesSep 6, 2011
When Gonzo divulges his classmates' darkest secrets, we're meant to disapprove of his transformation from swaggering New Journalist to WikiLeaks extremist. In the real world, we've still haven't decided which ethical version we prefer. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenSep 29, 2011
The directing debut for screenwriter Bryan Goluboff, Beware the Gonzo isn't bad, it's just that for a film aiming to celebrate media rebellion it feels timid and unadventurous. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonSep 6, 2011
Too cute by half, Beware the Gonzo will appeal to the 20 people left on earth who insist on broadsheets over iPad apps and/or those bewitched by star Ezra Miller's pretty cheekbones. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelySep 6, 2011
As Beware the Gonzo happily dreams up its nerdy hero's victories over bullies, school censorship, and feeling like a nobody, it seems to do so from another time. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 8, 2011
Its serious intentions notwithstanding, Beware the Gonzo is essentially a comedy with a mean streak; its portrait of the big man on campus is truly venomous. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle SmithSep 9, 2011
A thoroughly amateurish effort at capturing clued-in and smartass teens. Read full review
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