Beware the Gonzo (2010)
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44% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(336 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… 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
- Directed By
- Bryan Goluboff
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 9, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Tribecca Films
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
"Beware the Gonzo" is a thoroughly amateurish effort at capturing clued-in and smartass teens.
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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.
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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.
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Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Too cute by half.
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Cast
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Ezra Miller
as Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman
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Jesse McCartney
as Gavin Reilly, Gavin Riley
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James Urbaniak
as Principal Roy
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Judah Friedlander
as Cafeteria Guy
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Zöe Kravitz
as Evie, Evie Wallace
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Amy Sedaris
as Diane Gilman, Diane Mom, Eddie's Mom
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Campbell Scott
as Arthur Gilman, Eddie's Dad
- Griffin Newman
- Stefanie Y. Hong
- Edward Gelbinovich
- Marc John Jefferies
- Noah Fleiss
