Doesn't completely "blow"

Rating: 3/10 (8 April 2002)

Like others have said of this movie - it doesn't completely "blow". The film and story definitely lacked something as far as originality goes. This is especially true when you consider more interesting drug-related films have been made that are completely fictitious.
That's probably the main disappointment here. The film is actually TRUE - and it could have been a "definitive" drug story - on America's hopeless drug epidemic. However, "Blow" never even approaches those heights. If you want that "definitive" film on the American drug epidemic, then watch "Traffic".
Two points worth noting :
1) Much has been said about how great Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman) is in this movie. It's all true. He really makes alot out of what easily could have been just another forgettable character in the movie. Great performance on his part.
2) Having said how great of a job Paul Reubens did with his role, let me still ask this : WHO CAST THIS MOVIE ??? In the film, Ray Liotta & Rachel Griffiths play Johnny Depp's father & mother. Both actors did a respectable job in the movie. However, in reality, Ray Liotta is only 8 years older than Depp - and Rachel Griffith is 5 years YOUNGER than Depp !!!!! Are you going to try and convince me that there were not two different older actors who could have played those roles ? It just makes for another hurdle to get around as the viewer - and this movie does not need more hurdles. It has enough of those in other aspects of the production.