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Being that this film regretfully begins with its ending -- then is told entirely in one long linear flashback -- it comes as absolutely no surprise that things spiral out of control after Gavin (Jesse McCartney), the jock-cum-editor of the Parker Prep newspaper, cuts 90% of Eddie's (Ezra Miller) cover story, turning it into a one paragraph fluff piece. Eddie immediately rebels by assembling a band of outsiders together to create their own newspaper with the intention of deconstructing the status quo and leveling the playing field between the cool kids and the outcasts. The problem is that Eddie is a selfish egomaniac, so when Gavin fights back via the official school newspaper, Eddie turns his own newly-minted publication into a no-holds-barred assault on Gavin. Unfortunately, this includes Eddie willingly throwing his best friends -- Evie (Zoë Kravitz), Ming (Stefanie Y. Hong), Rob (Griffin Newman) and Schneeman (Edward Gelbinovich) -- under...

The Gonzo we are cautioned about in Beware the Gonzo is Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman, an intense prep-academy student who believes his school newspaper can right wrongs and fight injustice. It can't, really, but he's not the first student journalist to suffer from a surplus of idealism. He might be the first to single-handedly bring down a school cafeteria, though.

Gonzo is played by Ezra Miller, who looks like a Justin Long-Jimmy Fallon hybrid and has a smirking delivery reminiscent of Christian Slater in Heathers. A senior at Parker Prep, Gonzo intends to study journalism at Columbia next year, but he's been beaten for the editor-in-chief position at the Parker Courier by Gavin Reilly (Jesse McCartney), a smug golden boy who excels at sports, academics, and date rape. When Reilly kills a story Gonzo wrote about bullying to protect his athlete buddies, Gonzo does what outraged high-school journalists have...

Title: Beware The Gonzo Directed By: Bryan Goluboff Starring: Ezra Miller, Jesse McCartney, Zoe Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Edward Gelbinovich, Stefanie Y. Hong, Amy Sedaris, Campbell Scott, James Urbaniak It’s characters like Gonzo Gilman that make you wonder if you accomplished anything that great in high school. Yes, good grades and a slew of extracurricular activities get you into college, but what about the things that make a difference and make a lasting impact? High school administrators are lucky Beware The Gonzo is only a movie, otherwise there’s a good chance the education system would come crumbling down. Eddie ‘Gonzo’ Gilman (Ezra Miller) is certainly not the popular kid at Parker Prep School. Not only [...]...