Definitely a good flick

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2001)

Great performance by Johnny Depp! And, you can't help but love Paul Reubens' "Derek Foreal." I really liked this movie.
A lot of credit must go David McKenna, Nick Cassavetes and Ted Demme for putting together, a unique, thought provoking--although a somewhat romanticized--adaptation of Bruce Porter's book. Whether you love this movie or hate it (I can't see why), it's definitely food for thought: would there have been a Pablo Escobar, as we knew him, if it weren't for a guy named George Jung and the choices he made?
On a technical note: the makeup folks did a great job of gradually aging Depp throughout the movie.