《萊姆酒日記》根據(jù)記者亨特·S·湯普森（Hunter S. Thompson）同名小說改編，亨特被譽為“荒誕新聞學之父”，他尖酸而又古怪的寫作技巧受到業(yè)內(nèi)的追捧，但這位天才作家最后卻以自殺的方式結(jié)束自己的生命。亨特模仿海明威的風格，在《萊姆酒日記》中講述了上世紀50年代發(fā)生在波多黎各的一段三角戀故事，原著小說因遭遇種種爭議，直到40年后才重見天日。
　　影片講述了發(fā)生在一個記者身上的不可思議的故事，約翰尼·德普扮演的男主角保羅·坎普，因為厭倦了紐約的喧囂以及美國后艾森豪威爾時代的壓迫條款，干脆跑到一家波多黎各給一家不景氣的報紙當記者，在波多黎各，坎普過著醉生夢死的生活，頗像海明威筆下《迷惘的一代》的“1950年代”版本。
　　在備受主編羅特曼（理查·詹金斯飾演）壓迫的同時，坎普還瘋狂愛上了艾梅柏·希爾德扮演的切諾特。這位女孩個性自由、作風大膽，并竭力勸說保羅和她一起私奔，她的男友桑德森（艾倫·艾克哈特扮演）是一個相信一切都可以用金錢衡量的生意人。于是三人展開了一段三角戀情。　　

Johnny Depp gets to spy beautiful women, drink copious amounts of miniature alcohol bottles, and wield journalistic power in FilmDistrict's The Rum Diary, the first trailer from which you can watch below.

In The Rum Diary, Depp plays journalist Paul Kemp who relocates to Puerto Rico from New York in search of a more laid back lifestyle. While working for the local newspaper he falls for Chenault (Amber Heard), the wife of a powerful businessman named Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) determined to transform the island into a capitalist paradise. Kemp will ultimately have to choose between writing about Sanderson's exploits in a positive light, or using the power of words to help bring him to justice.

The Rum Diary makes clear that it's not a Pirates of the Caribbean knockoff, all while throwing in a little in-joke from On Stranger Tides involving beautiful sirens of the sea. On the contrary, the film is R-rated as evidenced by a couple mature-themed scenes that made it into the trailer. I'm sure there's far more raunchy scenes in the full film.

Bruce Robinson wrote The Rum Diary screenplay and directed the film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. For all practical purposes, Depp is playing the same character from Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The cast also features Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Rispoli and Karimah Westbrook.

Look for The Rum Diary in theaters on October 28, 2011.?