5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Rum Diary (2011)
The Rum Diary (2011)
Overview
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing American corporate exploitation and neo-colonialism in Puerto Rico, highlighting environmental destruction and the struggle for journalistic integrity against powerful interests. This aligns it with a clearly left perspective.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of main roles. Its narrative offers a subtle critique of colonial influence and corporate actions in Puerto Rico, but does not explicitly frame traditional identities negatively based on their identity.
Secondary
The Rum Diary does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's professional and personal exploits, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The film "The Rum Diary" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a journalist's experiences in Puerto Rico during the late 1950s, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Rum Diary" is an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel. All major characters, including Paul Kemp, Chenault, and Sala, maintain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film adapts Hunter S. Thompson's novel, where the main characters are implicitly or explicitly white. The on-screen portrayals by the cast align with these established racial depictions, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
5.9
Critic Ratings
5.2
5.6
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