14 oct. 2011 - MEDIA The Rum Diary Film Reviews

Description:

Given that it’s been on the shelf for two years and never popped up on the festival circuit, the whiff of trouble has hung over The Rum Diary for some time, so there is relief in discovering that the film is not so bad after all. Robinson wrote and directed one of the most memorable entries in the annals of alcoholic cinema, Withnail & I, and a certain affinity can be felt. But what’s sorely missing here is the raffishness and rudeness of the 1987 English film, as well as some concomitant spark in Depp’s performance that would hint at the wild man, and talent, to come.

THE BOTTOM LINE
A diverting but uncompelling look at Hunter Thompson's coming-of-age in Puerto Rico 50 years ago, courtesy of Johnny Depp.