The Rum Diary (2011)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film from director Bruce Robinson stars Johnny
Deep, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Herd. A struggling novelist travels to
Puerto Rico to work on a failing news paper during the 1960s.
It is hard not to
compare this film to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as it
functions as a quasi-prequel and in comparison this film does lack
the crazy, funny nature of the first film but does fit as an origin
story. There is the occasional location in the film that does not fit
the period which is slightly annoying but nothing sticks out too bad.
Unfortunately this film will always suffer in comparison and as such
seems fairly pedestrian but is not the worst film you will ever
watch.
3/5
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