Am I The Only One Who Likes This Movie?

Title:  Gentlemen Broncos

Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away:  This movie was directed by Jared Hess and has a cast that you should be familiar with by now.   I’m reviewing it because I’m wondering why it did so badly and why it seems like no one likes this movie other than me.

Introduction:  This DVD was purchased on eBay for an undisclosed sum, however the first time I watched it was through Netflix.

Location:  It has various locations, throughout towns and sleep-away camps because, hey, they had a ten million dollar budget and it shows (sort of). 

Plot:  While the plot may seem somewhat generic on paper, this movie is anything but generic.   It centers on a teenage boy who writes science fiction stories and one day he meets his sci-fi writing hero who manages to steal one of his stories and pass it off as his own.   I believe this happens a lot with musicians, but I might be wrong.  It seems like someone could slip someone else a demo tape and then all of a sudden their song is the radio being played by Maroon 5.   In any event, this movie has a lot of odd quirks, mainly the character Lonny and the mom.   Everyone is just so over the top and strange, but it works.   It’s a story that has been told before, sure, but not like this.

Acting:  The acting is really spot on and the cast is just awesome.

Production:  Again, for ten mill, you can expect what you will see.

Sex/Nudity:  “No, none of that crap”.

Special Effects:  They’re mostly done in a sci-fi way, and in a B movie way as well, but they get the job done and add an extra layer of (potentially) unintended humor.

Overall Verdict:  Napoleon Dynamite was a huge success.    Nacho Libre did well also.   So why did this seemingly appeal to no one?  It has that same no nudity and curse words policy of the movies that preceded it, with that quirky blend of characters and gimmicks that make the story stand out from every other run of the mill Hollywood story.   This movie should have been as big- if not bigger- as any of the other Jared Hess movies.   Why it is not boggles my mind grapes.