The Rum Diary
- Release Date: October 28, 2011
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
- Director: Bruce Robinson
- Producer(s): Anthony Rhulen, Graham King, Robert Kravis, Christi Dembrowski, Johnny Depp, Peter Kohn
- Writer(s): Bruce Robinson
- Studio: Entertainment One
- Length: 2h 00m | Classification: 13+
- Official Site: www.rumdiarythemovie.com/
Synopsis
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins).
Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen's financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.