I finally saw this bio directed by Alex Gibney. It has a strange aesthetic – busy backgrounds, constant music track, very ‘live’ looking interviews that all did not make me feel very close to Thompson. However, one or two figures stood out as being very clear and passionate about his role in critical American culture and mourned his demise (by suicide – he shot himself in 2005) on this count. For me the most moving point was a young fellow journalist from Rolling Stone who told us how much America needed a figure like him today and read excerpts from one of his books with tears in his eyes. Thompson’s texts are read by Johnny Depp. Worth seeing to get more informed about this strange figure though not an engaging film in the normal sense.