A movie based on the 1960 Hunter S Thompson novel. The Rum Diary seems to take a similar direction to the Thompson novel remake that also stars Johnny Depp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Another film that throws the characters for a whirl in a party hard lifestyle full of drugs and alcohol, lots and lots of alcohol. And as we all know, Depp's supremacy comes in the form of disturbed characters in trippy plots.
Paul Kemp (Depp) works as a journalist for the The Daily News of San Juan Puerto Rico. And as a freelance journalist he confronts the Caribbean lifestyle with a laid back, free and easy attitude. But along his path he must face the conflicts of violence, jealousy, and a complicated relationship with a blonde babe (Amber Heard). Thompson includes the over arching theme of growing old. He shares his fear of the inevitable by creating this fictional story about a small newspaper company on the fritz, and the raging alcoholics that are employed there.
Also starring in this movie are Aaron Eckhart (Sanderson), Giovanni Ribisi (Moberg), Richard Jenkins (Lotterman), and Amaury Nolasco (Segurra). It is due to premiere in the United States on October 28th, 2011, and it is my prediction that Oscars will soon follow.
Rating- R
Grade Prediction: A-(90%)
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