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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:76
Rotten:12
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: While not the comprehensive profile of the man that his die-hard fans might have hoped for, Gonzo remains an insightful introduction to the life of rebellious writer Hunter S. Thompson and his influences.
Theatrical Release:Jul 2, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $1,031,095
Synopsis: Few journalists have attained the notoriety of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. His legendary status is due as much to his scintillating writing as his outrageous antics. He became a living legend whose... [More]
Starring: Gary Hart, George McGovern, Jann Wenner, Jimmy Buffett
Director: Alex Gibney
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Reviews for Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo is a fascinating history lesson and a bit of a cautionary tale about how fame can turn into the scourge of talent.
07/04/08
Top CriticGonzo is a must-see for everyone.
07/02/08
Top Critic... runs two hours, but, thanks to Gibney and his contributors, it never feels overlong.
07/02/08
A definitive, accessible, even inspiring screen biography put together with thought and vitality.
12/19/08
a seminal work of talking head biography
11/24/08
Gonzo is an excellent reminder that Thompson was more than just a wild man. He was, at least for a time, a first-rate writer who covered his times and helped shape them.
10/30/08
It's nice to be reminded, as Shakespeare taught us, that truth comes from the most unexpected places, even the booze-ree
07/14/08
Doctor’s orders: “Buy the ticket, take the ride” with Gonzo.
07/07/08
A straight-line journey through the good doctor’s loopy myth and madness, but one that doesn’t push far enough into uncharted territory. Fine as a primer, but Gibney leans more towards admiration than examination.
12/19/08
Gibney thus has to negotiate a treacherous path. It´s easy to romanticize a larger-than-life personality like Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalist, and it makes for compelling viewing. However, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalist, was not exactly
09/18/08
The film is content to laugh affectionately at Thompson's bad boy exploits, giggle at the impatience of a man who went hunting boar with a sub machine-gun.
12/19/08
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is a mesmerizing look at the mythic quality and anarchic spirit of the irreverent and rabble-rousing journalist.
07/03/08
For all of its illumination of one of the most enigmatic figures in American literature, "Gonzo" mistakenly paints Hunter S. Thompson as a writer whose star burned out decades before his long foreshadowed suicide in 2005.
06/29/08
It's a fond warts-and-all portrait of a writer who stands alongside Jack Kerouac and Walt Whitman as an American original.
07/03/08
While Gonzo makes a familiar case, that Thompson frequently lost himself in celebrity, it also argues for his legacy, not cynicism but optimism.
07/03/08
The film’s plea that we need Thompson now more than ever is a little misty-eyed: Thompson’s day was long gone by the time he put a gun to his head.
12/19/08
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12/18/08
A tender, even-tempered elegy to a writer who at his peak could ingest staggering (literally) amounts of drugs and alcohol and transform, like Popeye after a can of spinach, into a superhuman version of himself.
06/23/08
Top CriticHunter S. Thompson gets definitive docu treatment in Gonzo.
02/12/08
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