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Gentlemen Broncos Review

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3.0

Dave White Profile

Even dumber than that dang Dynamite. Read full review

2.0

Jen Yamato Profile

A quirky failure-onius of kitschy fantasy fiction Read full review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 2.0
    28

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally unfavorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 16

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The audience may have bought the act in "Napoleon Dynamite." But this time, the act bombs.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    Satire aside, what the oddball folks here never feel is real, despite the filmmakers' claims of autobiographical parallels.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    Timing, good jokes and characters you can laugh with and at are mostly missing from Gentlemen Broncos.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    If you didn't know otherwise, you'd swear that Gentlemen Broncos was made by a disaffected high school student and not a particularly talented one.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety

    Napoleon Dynamite seems perfectly well-adjusted (not to mention downright charismatic) compared to homeschooled mama's boy Benjamin Purvis in Gentlemen Broncos, the latest oddball character portrait from one-trick helmer Jared Hess.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

    Has little to offer besides unrelenting strangeness.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The director, Jared Hess, who made "Napoleon Dynamite," a film I admit I didn't get, has made a film I don't even begin to get.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 12+

Indie comedy is too gross, cringe-inducing to be funny.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that although this comedy from the folks behind Napoleon Dynamite -- which co-stars Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement -- is pretty light on sexuality and swearing (particularly for a PG-13 movie), it's quite uncomfortable to watch. There's an off-putting amount of bodily parts, functions, and fluids -- such as yeast, gonads, vomit, and feces. In one scene, a kiss takes place immediately after a guy throws up, and the "evidence" is on both kissers' faces afterward. Consequently, some families may not feel that the humor is appropriate, despite the relatively mild language (one "apes--t") and mostly cartoonish violence.

  • Families who've seen Napoleon Dynamite and/or Nacho Libre can talk about how this movie compares to the director's previous films. What do his characters have in common?
  • Is the movie's scatalogical humor funny or off-putting? How does itcompare to other movies in which this kind of humor is equallyprevalent?
  • How does the movie depict the sci-fi genre andculture/fans? Do you think it's an accurate portrayal?

The good stuff
  • message true0

    Messages: Despite the negative messages from Chevalier and Lonnie, there's atleast one positive take away: that unethical behavior will eventually becaught. There's also a loving relationship between a mother and son.

  • rolemodels true0

    Role models: Chevalier is a greedy character who makes artists (in this case, authors) seem like they only care about sales and not about artistic integrity. Many of the other characters are unsympathetic and unlikable.

What to watch for
  • violence false3

    Violence: The sci-fi scenes feature cartoonish violence -- like guns that appear out of animals' eyes/backsides, killer Cyclops, and explosive vomit. Several fictional characters die or are blown up, but it's not graphic and no corpses are visible. Darts hit Ben's mom in the breast (technically, it hits her gel insert), as well as another character. Although it's not violent, there's a gross scene in which a snake poops (a lot) and various images of "gonads" (in jars, being thrown around, stepped on, sewn on, etc).

  • sex false2

    Sex: Tabatha flirts with Ben, and they end up kissing briefly (immediately after he vomits, so it's pretty disturbing). Several discussions about Chevalier's fictional Harpies saga, in which the women have incredibly large breasts that can shoot "mammary cannons" and the like.

  • language false2

    Language: One "apes--t," but otherwise fairly tame: "nads," "darn you" "dang," "freak," and "crap."

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue

Fan Reviews provided by

5

Five Word Review by daphnepoops
Hilarious! Weirdest Sci-fi ever! Awesome!

1

Five Word Review by bjgough
Awesome Trailer however Movie Stinks

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