![]() ![]() Duke is a character who carries a sense of hopelessness. His eccentric mannerisms and speech patterns are all dead on, providing a welcome mixture of comedy and thoughtful introspection. Depp disappears completely into the role, becoming an eerie approximation of Hunter S. ![]() Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) as they navigate through the seedy carnival landscape of Las Vegas, covering stories and searching for the ever elusive "American Dream." What follows is an episodic descent into drug fueled insanity as Duke and Gonzo teeter on the edge of psychosis in the midst of greed, materialism, and depravity. ![]() The story follows a journalist named Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) who serves as a stand in for author Thompson himself, and his lawyer, referred to as Dr. With exceptional performances and a loose but methodical narrative, the film adds up to a commendable achievement that may at times seem deceptively superficial. Gilliam harnesses an arsenal of filmic techniques to form maddening images which breathe colorful life into potentially unadaptable prose. ![]() An unflinching, darkly humorous and disturbing trip through the looking glass, this adaptation of Thompson's novel of the same name, takes no prisoners and holds no punches in an unrestrained circus act of visual style. Like an unstoppable, drug addled fever dream, echoing from some forgotten, dimly lit, neon dimension, 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' comes seeping out, oozy and erratic, from the troubled minds of two mad geniuses, director Terry Gilliam, and author Hunter S. ![]()
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