Daily Plastic: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thomspon

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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thomspon Trailer . IMDB	We still need people to find the holes in the system, slip through, and pry them open from the other side. Gonzo is an important protector of Thompson's deserved legacy. Robert Davis Paste Magazine	Gibney's immensely funny and sad new motion picture...is principally intended to rehabilitate Thompson and introduce his work to a new audience. Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com or It's more Thompson-for-beginners than an exhaustive inquiry, but as introductions go, it's thorough and thoughtful. Keith Phipps Onion AV Club Still, shooting in the snarky vein of his Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room rather than the cold fury of his Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, director Gibney relies too often on glib simplification. Jim Ridley Village Voice It is to Mr. Gibney's great credit that while he pays due attention to the outsize, cartoonish celebrity persona Thompson fell back on when his literary powers began to wane, this film concentrates on the bold, innovative journalism that secured Thompson's reputation and assures his immortality. A.O. Scott New York Times

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