The Rum Diary DVDRIP

Release date: 28 October 2011

User Votes: 6.2

Countries: USA,

Stars: Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, See full cast and crew,

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller,

MPAA Rating: image

Runtime: 120 minutes

Oscars: None

The Rum Diary - 2011

Absolutely Nothing in Moderation

Plot: American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

Story: Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman, assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat. Sanderson, a wealthy entrepreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. Is the solution always alcohol?

Did you know: At one point Benicio Del Toro was to direct the film.