Although this film didn't get a theatrical release in the UK, I still went into it expecting big things purely because of Hess' name on the director's chair. The screenplay's he writes with his other half Jerusha are the epitome of indie quirk. Every character is unique and every interaction between two people comes across as awkward, intentionally of course.
The presence of Jermaine Clement is probably the best bit of casting this side of Heath Ledger's Joker. He channels the presence of the Mighty Boosh's Dixon Bainbridge into the body of Serpico. The entertainment scale is cranked right up every time he appears and it is surely just a matter of time before he is a proper comedy superstar.
Halley Feiffer is an interesting choice for the leading lady being neither conventionally beautiful nor that gifted an actress, however she is still one of the most interesting young actresses i've witnessed for a while. I can't work out if her stilted performance was part of the act but she is certainly most alluring.
Although it may sound like I thought Gentlemen Broncos was perfect, believe me, it ain't. The scenes with Sam Rockwell set in the Yeast Lords story are way off the mark, bringing the films momentum to a halt every 15 minutes or so. Even the always reliable Rockwell is nothing short of irritating.
To summarise what I know is quite a hurried review, this is a great film if you like Napoleon and Nacho but if you didn't its probably best to steer clear. There's also a scene with a snake having a shit on a mans crisp white shirt if that counts for anything.
Four stars.
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