Fails where Traffic succeeds

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2001)

I wasn't a great fan of Traffic as a film, but at least on this subject it was a little innovative and broke some new ground.
Watching Depp in Blow, I was forever reminded of his role in the terrible Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and that he has gone over this ground before.
His role as George Jung, a man significant in his drug trafficking achieving down the years, he got across the point of now being a sad old man with many regrets, so the message did come across -- if a little long and drawn out as far as films go. This was more than a little lethargic at many points, and could have used some more detail being given to the editing.
Depp as an old man bears an uncanny resemblance to Noddy Holder from Slade, which didn't help for credibility towards the end!