The Rum Diary (1:59) 2011

For the most part, Johnny Depp is in good movies. And for the most part, The Rum Diary, isn't one of them. Paul Kemp is a jounalist who arrives in 1960 Puerto Rico. Kemp is the only applicant for a job on the  San Juan Star, a failing newspaper. He is hired to write the Horoscope column and rewrite copy. He is enjoying Puerto Rico especially the abundance of  alcohol, which he imbibes overabundantly. As Kemp experiences the culture, he sees the disparity between the rich and the poor of San Juan. Kemp has a close look at the corruption that is taking place when he is asked to moonlight to work on an ad campaign for a wealthy businessman. I struggled to stay with the first half of the movie, the second half did pick up the pace as Paul becomes motivated "to get the bastards."  Depp is good in is part as the hard drinking journalist and is funny in the scene where he is driving a car with no front seat. I would normally say this movie wasn't my cup of tea but this time I'll just say it just wasn't my rum and coke.