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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Documentary, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:59:59
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
720 (High Definition)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Richard Jenkins
  2. Giovanni Ribisi
  3. Amber Heard
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Aaron Eckhart

Directors

  1. Bruce Robinson

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A failed writer ends up working for a cheap newspaper in Puerto Rico where he falls into booze, a shady land development scheme, and in love with a beautiful but engaged girl. MPAA Rating: R Rated R for language, brief drug use and sexuality. 2011 GK Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

50%Tomatometer score: 50% positive reviews from professional critics.

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  1. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] Depp, that purring Persian cat of an actor, never looks drunk or scared or angry in any way, and the final defiant journalistic call to arms against the "bastards" is just hot air. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph It clomps across two long hours on four flat tyres. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Cath Clarke, Time Out It's funny as hell in places and touchingly warm. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Philip Wilding, Empire Magazine A fitting tribute to Hunter and the demise of the American Dream, but first and foremost a thrilling and funny snapshot of a country on its knees and a writer finding his feet. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Gary Dowell, Dark Horizons There are strong moments, usually on the comedy side, and Robinson does an excellent job of infusing the movie with the right amount of seediness. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Peter Howell, Toronto Star Writer/director Robinson is anything but disciplined... and he's more inclined to just turn the camera on and let Depp do his thing. Which Depp does very well, but as talented and watchable as he is, even he can't completely save the picture. Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    David Edelstein, New York Magazine The Rum Diary has no mighty gonzo wind. Even with a push from its Thompson-worshipping star, Johnny Depp, it leaves our freak flag limp. Full review External link
  8. Positive review
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Maybe Depp just doesn't want to upstage his hero. Full review External link
  9. Positive review
    Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail The supporting cast of journalistic riffraff is uniformly excellent. Full review External link
  10. Negative review
    Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger There was a reason "The Rum Diary" didn't find a publisher until a late-in-life Thompson resurgence, and it's clearer still in this adaptation - there's no real drama here. Full review External link

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