Review of The Rum Diary (2011) by Moviekretik — 03 Nov 2011
"The Rum Diary" was originally a novella from the twisted mind of Hunter S. Thompson an eccentric journalist and novelist who in addition to smoking, snorting, injecting, drinking every drug, alcohol and carcinogen known to man, managed to change the face of journalism by calling it as he sees it.
His writing can repel and enchant with equal measure and has a breakneck spontaneity which is rivaled by its frazzled incoherency. Incoherency would be the best word to describe this film. The story lacks any kind of focus jumping from a love story, a corrupt land deal, drunken antics, workplace politics and racial tensions.
Watching "The Rum Diary" was liking talking to a drunk grad student; little flashes of genius may linger but after what seems like four hours you realize you're talking to a drunken idiot and looking for the door.
Overall the film is a captivating look into a fascinating and flawed character in a unique time and place.
This review of The Rum Diary (2011) was written by Moviekretik on 03 Nov 2011.
The Rum Diary has generally received mixed reviews.
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