Beware the Gonzo
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  • Summary: Plenty of high schoolers feel bullied, ignored, and just plain screwed over by The Man. Not many take it into their own hands to print an underground 'zine revealing the icky underbelly of high school, from the meanest wedgie-givers to a nasty cafeteria. Eddie "Gonzo" Gilmanis just that guy, and with help from his fellow outcasts, the newspaper Beware the Gonzo (the movie and the 'zine) is born. Evie is a sweet-faced girl with a bad reputation and revenge on her mind, and with her Internet savy, Gonzo even goes online. The repercussions are more than they could have anticipated, though. (Tribeca Films)… Expand

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  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Eric Hynes
    Sep 6, 2011
    60
    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.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    Sep 29, 2011
    50
    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.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Melissa Anderson
    Sep 6, 2011
    50
    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.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    Sep 9, 2011
    12
    A thoroughly amateurish effort at capturing clued-in and smartass teens.

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  1. BradKellerDA
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    This movie was absolutely terrible! I can't honestly say I don't know how I sat threw this whole piece of **** film. The acting was terrible and the main character was even more terrible than the acting! I really recommend you don't waste your time watching this crap!… Expand

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