Blow didn't blow... it rocked.

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2010)

Johnny Depp plays George Jung in a powerful and interesting film called Blow. Wow, I never knew that drugs were that interesting. Blow, like many films by director Milos Forman, tells a rise and fall story. And like The people vs. Larry Flynt, Blow tells a story about a guy that I didn't know about.
George Jung, as a kid, knew he didn't want to end up like his father(Ray Liotta):poor. So once he grows up, he travels to California,where his life changes. He meets the Californians, realizes that they are all free spirited, and do lots of drugs, and wants to do it too.
So George tries to make cocaine a popular thing around America. The film chronicles George's life pretty much. From his short relationship with Barbie(Franka Pontente), to his many visits to jail, with his meeting of Pablo Escobar(Cliff Curtis), to his new girlfriend/wife(Penelope Cruz), to his tragic fall.
To a surprise, like most rise and fall stories, Blow made me sad. The end did. Actually, the end is very sad. The acting here is phenomenal. Johnny Depp, well, that goes without saying. But I have to say that Penelope Cruz gives a better performance. Cruz won an Oscar for her insane role in Woody Allen's masterpiece, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She plays such a convincing psycho, I swear.
The film is pretty funny, actually. I was pretty hooked on the whole thing. Wondering how worse this guy's life could get. The film is very interesting, and tragic, and great to look at. The film's soundtrack is old, but awesome. And goes along with the film.
Overall, Blow is a very good film. I don't get why critics didn't like it. I don't get why they would say that Blow blew. I thought it was very good. Not as good as any rise and fall story Milos Forman's done, but still very good. Their reasoning for disliking it escapes me. Maybe they needed some blow.
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