The Rum Diary

One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.

Overview

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

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Director Bruce Robinson
Runtime 2 h 00 min
Release Date 13 October 2011

A perfect adventure comedy with a soul. Needless to say, the cast brought this one step above, but I think the biggest achievement of combining action, comedy and drama belongs to the director.

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