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59% Critic Match
The Rum Diary
“One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.”
5.9 / 10• 2011• 2h 0m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Depp
Paul Kemp
Lead
Amber Heard
Chenault
Aaron Eckhart
Sanderson
Michael Rispoli
Sala
Giovanni Ribisi
Moberg
Richard Jenkins
Lotterman
Amaury Nolasco
Segurra
Marshall Bell
Donavon
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruce Robinson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Rum Diary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
