In the process, a ruckus ensues, and Kemp very nearly finds himself thrown off the plane. First verbally, then physically, Kemp tries to dissuade the intruder from taking his seat. He sees a lovely young girl with whom he would like to share the flight, but an elderly man takes the vacant adjacent seat instead. Kemp's problems begin upon boarding the plane to Puerto Rico. The protagonist, one Paul Kemp, bears a marked resemblance to the Hunter Thompson we know and love: the hard-drinking, outspoken (some might say loudmouthed), and bitingly funny itinerant journalist. Set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late fifties and early sixties, The Rum Diary is vintage Thompson. A book of his letters ( The Proud Highway) was published last year to critical acclaim a movie based on one of his earlier works, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, hit theaters nationwide this past summer and now an early novel has been resurrected, the first (and to date, only) work of fiction from the iconoclastic icon.

Thompson, revered by many as the voice of his generation, is on a roll. And be prepared to go out for a drink afterward, you'll need it.Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Much like the original book, this movie doesn't try to entertain the viewer it allows the viewer to sit back and follow along as one man experiences a lifetime of ups and downs in a matter of weeks. Whether you agree with it or not, this is not a stretch to compare with the 'occupy' movement settling into America and around Europe today. What Depp confides with his 'friend', allows us to use what we have learned up to that point in the movie and chew on for the remainder of the movie, is this - the banks hold the wealth while leaving us (and the starving children) to stare at empty brass plates hanging on their front doors. Throughout the film we see examples of the opulent lifestyle of few and downtrodden livings of the many.

The movie can, realistically, be summed up in one 'revelation' Depp's character has with a rather unusual counterpart.

Depp's role, unsurprisingly, mimics his portrayal of Hunter in Fear and Loathing (only with less drugs, not counting alcohol). I have read the book and this movie holds true to the voice that Thompson writes with - this is what makes the movie works.

The rum diary book