Fear and Loathing in San Juan doesn't really have what it takes to keep me interested. Decent acting performances.

I really liked this movie, although I'm not sure why. It has the same kind of quality as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (although this one isn't as good, obviously). You don't watch this film for the plot, but for the good acting and visual appeal.

I thought it was one of Johnny Depps better movies and it was pretty funny especially when he was high.

People have way too high expectations for this film just because Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was so good. It's a simple little movie, entertaining enough to be enjoyable. It often reminds of romantic comedies from the 90's. Cast led by ever charming Depp does a good job. Not exactly a big directing comeback of Robinson.

Well... Depp was perfect, as was Aaron Eckhart! And Amber Heard was amazingly beautiful.. but the directing/script kind of sucked a lot of the time. Also, it's not a good idea to give a movie an open ending like this.. it's very unsatisfying for the audience. (obviously it's based on a true story.. but it's still a movie.. all that trouble for nothing always sucks).

I'll be honest and just admit straight up that I was really hoping for a Fear And Loathing sequel, but nonetheless I'd like to think I'm being fairly open minded when I say that this was pretty lacking. I just feel that there's not really a full plot here, that the characters are amusing but not genuinely interesting, and that the pacing is too slow. If this was you I'd want to hear your story, but that doesn't mean it makes for a great film at all.

Nothing so special, but has some scenes worth watching.

Review on YouTube: http://youtu.be/UqTcCgawRAw

Had a lot of potential, but just ended up being a load of dribble in the end.

I don't really mind the lacking plot because I found the story interesting.

eh. It definitely was a movie that had johnny depp and other people in it.

Robinson chooses the lighter touch, the shorter way, reducing his main character to a drinker who happens to be a journalist. It seems always fake and too cartoonish to be taken seriously -- and I guess this sould at least more thoughtful. If there is a voice here, it was suffocated by the impressive number of gags.

This is always going to bring about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) comparisons. They’re similar in a few respects, but also quite different. I mean, this film is nowhere near as batshit crazy (pun intended) as the Terry Gilliam film. It wasn’t nearly as entertaining either. I thought it was pretty decent though. Depp and the rest of the cast are great and they play some fun, quirky characters. The plot itself, however, isn’t all that interesting. Still, I liked it.

Veers into self-indulgence too often and could have used a bit of a trimming, but it's fun, if unfocused and sometimes rambling, fare.

Good performances with some decent humor. Certainly not what it was hyped up to be...

Amber Heard. Jesus!

The movie has the quirky characters and Johnny Depp portrays one of the characters very well as usual. I believe the movie could have been better than what it turned out to be. The story has some very good potential if it had been adapted better. The performance by all the actors is great. Amber Heard looks stunning in the movie. A nice story.

Man, I came here to write stuff and then I saw SirStuckey had already written all the stuff I meant to write. Weak.

This suffered greatly from the same thing Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas did, which was expecting an audience to appreciate the point of a story after only vaguely referencing it a couple times. But in this case it's far worse considering the film plays it safer, so the humor is subdued and boring and the rest is forgettable. Even the one attempt to tap into Fear and Loathing's drug-inspired lunacy falls flat because it's totally pointless. We meander through rum and drugs to learn greed sucks.

Johnny Depp gives a fun performance, Michael Rispoli and Richard Jenkins are also really good here. There are many funny moments scattered in the film and the scenery is great to look at. You don't have to be a Hunter S. Thompson fan to enjoy this movie.

ilk yarısında az da olsa bir beklenti yaratmasına rağmen,filmin kapitalizm eleştirisi çok satıhta ve samimiyetsiz kalıyor.Ayrıca filmin baş kahramanı Kemp'in tutarsız karakteri ve ani değişimleri çevresindeki zayıf karakterlerle birleşince bana olmamış demek kalıyor.

I want that turtle.

A very, very average film - something I'm not likely to say about a Depp film. While his (and Ribisi's) performance is decent, the story itself is boring and uninspired. I can appreciate the 'social commentary' on the 'American dream' and what it actually means to others... but the -valid- point could have been made a lot better. Shame.

Fitfully amusing, mostly tiresome. (Full review: http://tinyurl.com/6vxn97s)

This is amusing enough, but with a distinct lack of both plot and laughs, which is sort of made up for by quite good performances, particularly Ribsi.

"The film too often feels like a series of perfunctory episodes that don't cohere into a satisfying whole." - Andrew Schenker

THE RUM DIARY, for significant stretches of its running time, achieves a loose, semi-surreal tone that feels liberated from the shackles of a traditional narrative. But at other times, it tries for a plot involving a shady developer (Aaron Eckhart), which doesn't really catch fire, and it ends on a decidedly weak note. The performances help a great deal; Johnny Depp is good, but Giovanni Ribisi, as the indescribable Moberg, steals the show (and deserves awards); points also for the local flavor.

Enjoyable film, Giovanni Ribisi does an amazing job, but the ending is pretty weak.

Engaging, but ultimately a propaganda hit piece on evil capitalists. Set in 1960, so I'm surprised Depp didn't end up with his Che pendant on, fighting alongside Castro. Good story otherwise, and good acting, especially Ribisi and El Monstro. It appears Depp isn't the draw that he used to be even though he's as much a presence as ever in this. Don't suppose that could have anything to do with his whoring Jack Sparrow franchise down to the teeny-bopper nub.

The story is appealing enough, and the fact that they toned down the psychedelic scenes of absurdity make it more accessible than Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Strong acting make the writing appear better than it is, which is mostly just a few moments of greatness surrounded by much that's just ok. When the movie starts picking up and really feeling like it's going to go to the next level it ends pretty abruptly. Not necessarily a must see but it's good enough.

A very well written period piece, the rum diary is a character driven movie based upon the adventures of American Journalist Paul Kemp. Paul is struggling to find his voice, and he hopes he can be given the chance to do so in sunny Puerto Rico. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are delightful, extravagant and portray their characters with poise. Kemp wants to lead a certain lifestyle, and he wants to do so with ease. The Rum Diary is well done, great story, delightful movie.

It has some appealing actors, amusing situations, and a nice Puerto Rican flavor, but they don't always mesh into a particularly cohesive or compelling narrative.

i am not an avid depp fan however, i did enjoy his performance here, smitrovich and jenkins were also good in their supporting roles. there were several laugh out loud moments. even tho' this rum did run dry towards the endi would definitely recommend this one.......

Giovanni Ribisi is the best thing about this movie.

A bit of a let-down. Still a good story, but they strayed from the book too much and made it into a prequel of HSTs career instead of focusing on the story itself, which is pretty good. It got kind of fluffy, which I really didn't expect.

Johnny Depp as a young Hunter S. Thompson discovering his unique voice as a writer after observing poverty and corporate corruption in 1960 Puerto Rico. There's lots of drunken shenanigans amongst the witty banter, and Giovanni Ribisi is hilarious in his supporting role. The ending falls a little flat though, Depp's big moment of epiphany seems somehow less climactic than it should.

Definitely average(maybe a dip below that - what's that love story all about), but at times it has strikes of decadent oddities, which are worthwhile.