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The Rum Diary: On a high
Updated On: 04 November, 2011 09:08 PM IST | | Johnson Thomas
It's quite a lucid screen adaptation of Hunter S Thompson's under-developed semi-autobiographical novel written when he was in his early twenties and is therefore distinguished in its effort to portray a world of the past with unflattering finesse.
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The Rum Diary
A; Drama, Adaptation, Comedy
Cast: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Giovanni Ribbisi, Aaron Eckhart, Amaury Nolasco, Richard Jenkins
Director: Bruce Robinson
Rating: * * * (out of 5)
Imagine a scenario where all the main characters are inebriates in one form or the other and you would get Bruce Robinson's 'The Rum Diary.' There is not much of a story to clock but the 1960s setting, the unhinged depiction of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johny Depp) and his experiences as a gopher in Puerto Rico is charming and involving enough.
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