A wannabe novelist (Johnny Depp) takes a journalist position with a struggling English language newspaper in Puerto Rico in the 1950s and finds himself embroiled in an expatriate's financial scam.
The Rum Diary is taken from a short story by Hunter S Thompson. The story is slight, probably reflecting its origins but the film has its whimsical moments filled as it is with Caribbean style and atmosphere.
A leisurely way to spend a lazy afternoon provided you don't mind the occasional scenes of cock fighting.
Ohhh Victor! Don't say you picked it up from me.
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