4.5/5

Gonzo is a painstaking account of a man who was more and, ultimately, less than the infamous Raoul Duke.

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07/05/08

3.5/4

May not be the definitive doc for which Thompson's fans may be hoping, but it is a worthy contribution to the ongoing popular legend of a distinctive American personality.

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07/04/08

6/10

I wanted more unearthed footage. But if you are looking for a tribute to the man, you won't find anything better.

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07/04/08

3/4

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07/04/08

2.5/4

The documentary doubles as a jukebox of banality.

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07/03/08

3/4

It's a fond warts-and-all portrait of a writer who stands alongside Jack Kerouac and Walt Whitman as an American original.

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07/03/08

3/4

Accessible, entertaining and hugely kinetic, packed with memorable songs from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and many more icons of Thompson's era.

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07/03/08

3.5/4

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.

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07/03/08

N/A

Watching Gonzo, it's hard to like Thompson much, but even harder not to be dazzled by his talent.

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07/03/08

B-

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, is documentarian Alex Gibney's effort to present that fellow in all his quirks, contradictions and, yes, foibles. If you know nothing about the writer, this can be an absorbing work.

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07/03/08

A-

Gonzo, the documentary by Alex Gibney, taps the full fascination of its subject: Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

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07/03/08

N/A

'Gonzo' banks on an adolescent delight in seeing the debunking of the powers that be, but, like Thompson's run for office, that's of no help in the final tally.

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07/03/08

8/10

While Gonzo makes a familiar case, that Thompson frequently lost himself in celebrity, it also argues for his legacy, not cynicism but optimism.

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07/03/08

N/A

... runs two hours, but, thanks to Gibney and his contributors, it never feels overlong.

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07/02/08

N/A

A dense but enthralling biography that manages to keep its focus on the Rolling Stone journalist while exploring Gibney's political obsession at the same time.

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07/02/08

B

In its fairly straightforward but energetic way it captures a good deal of what made Thompson a unique figure...revealing, honest and--most of all--genuinely engaging.

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07/02/08

4/6

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is a valuable reclamation of the political from the personal.

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07/02/08

3.5/5

Just enough relevancy to lift the cable-ready doc above the Biography norm, even though the filmmaking could've used a little more of Thompson's renegade spirit.

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07/02/08