A writer hits rock bottom and takes a job in the stateless state working for a failing newspaper. It's 1960 but that doesn't really matter for the plot. This movie starts excellently setting up the ex-patriots who call this island their tip. It's a unique plot with a mystery of where it's going, but half way through it decides to replace that with an addiction and jokes. Effectively turning it into a stoner comedy. The movie gets a hangover never to sober up again. Sure its funny at times but we lost all the momentum we started with.
Review of The Rum Diary
