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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
The movie also captures Thompson's tragedy: the haze of drugs and bad writing that consumed him for no less than his last 30 years. Read full review
A biographical documentary doesn't get any better than this. Read full review
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. Read full review
It leaves you wondering, how was it that so many people liked this man who does not seem to have liked himself? Read full review
Johnny Depp, who paid for the 2005 funeral in which Thompson's ashes were fired out of a cannon, narrates with just the right mix of awe and impertinence. Read full review
A mesmerizing look at the mythic quality and anarchic spirit of the irreverent and rabble-rousing journalist. Read full review
Subject's career being inextricably tied to two extremely entertaining U.S. decades, Gonzo has a wealth of delightful archival footage to draw on, both directly involving Thompson and evoking the cultural landscape around him. Read full review
The film is thorough and entertaining. It's enthusiastic about his contributions, but it's no hagiography, and it serves as both a celebration and a cautionary tale. Read full review
It seems to celebrate him more for his attitude, his fashionably leftist politics, his fame and his friendships than for any meaningful accomplishment. Read full review
Instead of pushing for tough answers to difficult questions, this film is content to mythologize Thompson's bad-boy behavior, celebrating things like his willingness to drink a bottle of bourbon a day and go hunting with a submachine gun. Read full review