Review of The Rum Diary (2011) by Avalon T — 04 Jun 2012

Despite being amusing at times, it is one pointless and "uninvolved" story. We lost interest and stopped watching after an hour...

This review of The Rum Diary (2011) was written by Avalon T on 04 Jun 2012.

The Rum Diary has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sgt. C (526) on 20 Apr 2015

So many laugh-out-loud moments, I love this film! I've seen it four or five times and cannot understand why it's received such poor reviews…

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By Maria D (197) on 06 Sep 2014

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Awesome but you have to like Hunter S Thompsons style…

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By Julie S (356) on 21 Nov 2013

Pleasantly surprised by this film it had a very nice feel to it, an almost rusty feeling that you don't see in movies a lot plus Johnny Depp…

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