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BARBERSHOP MOVIE REVIEW This week's reviewed movie is: The Rum Diary |
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However, maybe this is a cult classic in the making. I found it good enough to keep my attention watching Johnny Depp clearly performing a labor of love playing Hunter S. Thompson's life from novels and manuscripts taking the lead role of a NOT-so-close friend. I liked the period production of Puerto Rico in the 60s with all the cars and other means of transportation you wouldn't believe. I could tell that Johnny Depp pulled out all the stops and tried to make this picture work. It's been on the back burner for years. |
Unless you are a Hunter S.
Thompson fan, this film isn't going to "rock your
world." Coming off more like a series of skits than an actual movie, this (apparently) labor of love from Johnny Depp (who got Thompson to publish the long-forgotten manuscript) is a prequel to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It's a film about nothing with no point to be found; it's the birth of "Gonzo journalism" for Paul Kemp (one of Thompson's alter-egos) finally discovering how "to take the bastards down." |
In other words, there is a lot wrong with the film and not much right. In fact, the entire tale has an unfinished and half-done feel. |
