‘Gonzo Girl’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone Play a Writer and His Acolyte in Patricia Arquette’s Uneven Directorial Debut

‘Gonzo Girl’ Review: Camila Morrone Takes on Hunter S. Thompson (Kinda) in Patricia Arquette’s Energetic Debut

The year is 1992. But in the high-spirited (and often just plain high) atmosphere of Hunter S. Thompson’s — sorry, “Walker Reade’s” — Colorado compound, it is perpetually 1975. And young Alley Russo (a luminous, deeply feeling Camila Morrone) is about to travel back in time. But will she be able to come back? Alley’s story, the heart of Patricia Arquette’s energetic feature directorial debut, is nothing new. Hell, it’s not even new to her. Based…

Gonzo Girl review – Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut is a disappointment

The actor makes an underwhelming first feature as film-maker, a thinly etched adaptation of Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical book

‘Gonzo Girl’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone Play a Writer and His Acolyte in Patricia Arquette’s Uneven Directorial Debut

Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone star in Patricia Arquette's directorial debut, 'Gonzo Girl,' about a Hunter S. Thompson-like writer and his assistant.