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| Jemaine Clement in Gentlemen Broncos |
Jared Hess' Gentlemen Broncos is a slight comedy that continues to display Hess' fascination with eccentrics from America's heartland. Set amidst the world of pulp science fiction fandom, Hess fills the screen with quirky cultural bric a brac and lovable oddballs. Jemaine Clement, Sam Rockwell and Michael Angarano are all good, Jennifer Coolidge less so. For some, the site of stuffed stags spewing Pepto Bismol colored liquid will be enough to dismiss this picture as mindless buffoonery. I would describe it as mindful buffoonery. Hess' gift for dialogue, his affection for his characters and the care he takes with their milieu raises this film above most American comedies.
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