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The Rum Diary
One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.
One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.
Comedy, Drama - 2011
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Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
Director:
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Bruce Robinson
Cast:
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Johnny Depp
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Giovanni Ribisi
,
Marshall Bell
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Aaron Eckhart
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Bill Smitrovich
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Amaury Nolasco
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Michael Rispoli
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Richard Jenkins
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Amber Heard
,
Julian Holloway

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
13 Oct 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
German, Spanish, English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$24,000,000
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The supporting cast of journalistic riffraff is uniformly excellent.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
28 Oct 2011
fresh:
Maybe Depp just doesn't want to upstage his hero.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Oct 2011
rotten:
The Rum Diary has no mighty gonzo wind. Even with a push from its Thompson-worshipping star, Johnny Depp, it leaves our freak flag limp.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
31 Oct 2011
rotten:
Writer/director Robinson is anything but disciplined... and he's more inclined to just turn the camera on and let Depp do his thing. Which Depp does very well, but as talented and watchable as he is, even he can't completely save the picture.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
31 Oct 2011
fresh:
It's funny as hell in places and touchingly warm.
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
8 Nov 2011
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