Gentlemen Broncos
5 April, 2010
Like its predecessor, Gentlemen Broncos is funnier in retrospect. The film itself is a bit hard to watch, dragging out the most uncomfortable sequences and characters to a point that is almost nauseating. It’s certainly quotable, and I will certainly quote it. And it wasn’t bad- Pure seventies camp in the best possible ways, right down to the awkward framing and pastel everything. But I don’t think I need to see it again. I don’t think my stomach could take seeing it again.
The acting is, of course, superb. Sam Rockwell gives an outstanding preformance as Bronco/Brutus, and the ensemble cast that fleshes out the rest of the film is committed to a point that makes one question their sanity. The lack of shame always gets me- there are some things that I could never do and that I find it difficult to watch someone else do, even when I know that person is getting paid. It just feels… dirty.
Anyhow, if you are less sensitive than I am to such things, I’m sure that this is the film for you. It was certainly worth seeing the once.
Just tries to be quirky, and odd while forgetting ever to be funny. It’s a bummer that the cast tries their hardest, because they are just let down by this dumb script.