Beware the Gonzo (2010)

44% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
48% of users liked it
(163 ratings)

Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman (Ezra Miller) is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor Gavin Riley (Jesse McCartney), Gonzo starts an underground paper, "The Gonzo Files", to give a voice to all the misfits victimized by… More Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman (Ezra Miller) is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor Gavin Riley (Jesse McCartney), Gonzo starts an underground paper, "The Gonzo Files", to give a voice to all the misfits victimized by Gavin and his cronies. With help from the mysterious Evie (Zoe Kravitz), "The Gonzo Files" becomes a runaway hit and turns the school upside down, but Gonzo soon learns that the truth comes with consequences in this fresh teen-angst comedy. Beware the Gonzo also features Amy Sedaris and Campbell Scott. -- (C) Official Site

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By: Bryan Goluboff
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 9, 2011 Limited
On DVD: Nov 28, 2011
Studio: Tribecca Films

Critic Reviews

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
"Beware the Gonzo" isn't bad, it's just that for a film aiming to celebrate media rebellion it feels timid and unadventurous.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
"Beware the Gonzo" is a thoroughly amateurish effort at capturing clued-in and smartass teens.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
With its stacked moral deck, student stereotypes and false, halfhearted ending, "Beware the Gonzo" is really formula straining at the seams to be more.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Too cute by half.
Ethan Alter, Television Without Pity
While it covers familiar ground, it does so with a light touch.
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media
High school reporter exposes bully in teen comedy with edge.
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
A crusading young reporter's high-school underground newspaper becomes a rallying point for the bullied and the outcast in this low-budget drama filmed in Brooklyn and Queens.
Eric Hynes, Time Out New York
Creates a recognizably adolescent milieu that's also a workable metaphor for the anxieties of the 21st-century press corps.
Kalvin Henely, Slant Magazine
A dramedy set in the present day that doesn't seem to know much about the present day.