DVD review: 'The Rum Diary'

| Published: February 10, 2012



Everything about “The Rum Diary” held the promise, or at least the distinct possibility, of greatness. Based on a novel begun by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson when he was 22 years old and published nearly 40 years later, the film version was executive produced by its star, Johnny Depp, popular culture's greatest advocate for Thompson's work and a friend to the writer in this lifetime. In addition, it was helmed by writer-director Bruce Robinson, the mad wizard behind “Withnail and I” and “How to Get Ahead in Advertising,” who had not made a film in nearly two decades. The stars seemed ready to align, and yet “The Rum Diary” only works in fits and starts, a rambling, shambolic fever dream that only occasionally recalls the great mania of Depp's previous Thompson project, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”

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