One Year Ago Today
the rum diary was a total surprise. going in, i had no idea what
a softhearted trifle johnny depp's labor of love would be. i mean, it
is hunter s. thompson after all, so if you had crafted your love letter
in the style of your dear friend, the result should have been engaging
and interesting. casting in this wreck was very uneven. giovanni
ribisi and michael rispoli were excellent. i'm not sure what ribisi was
doing should be called acting in the purest sense of the word, but he
turned in an entertaining performance that never quite became annoying.
rispoli's work held the film together; this could have been yet another
time when some fool cast paul giamatti in this sort of role only to
once again have giamatti destroy the film with his shameless, jackleg
presence. instead, rispoli was clearly an inspired choice, bringing
real humanity to the film. on the other hand, i had high, high hopes
for amber heard in this film, absolutely none of which were fulfilled.
she's quickly proving she's as wooden and useless as january jones. i
was really expecting more, certainly different, from the rum diary
as well given not only the source material but also the 50 years of the
hunter s. thompson published and public experience. perhaps depp was
just too close to the author.
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