Worth watching even if it isn't your usual genre

Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2005)

Johnny Depp did it again with his brilliant performance in "Blow." He portrayed a character that draws your sympathy and in the end, taught us all a moral we often forget. "Money isn't real," sure I agree with Ray Liotta but it's very hard to live like it.
The money was very fast-paced, going through the history of drug smuggling in the 1950s until the contemporary. There are many characters that you will love and hate coming out of this movie. I must say that I disliked Penelope Cruz's performance not because of her role but she was just not the right person for Mirtha. Other than that, I loved characters such as Pablo and Barbara, and I loved scenes that made me jump (I won't spoil it for anyone.) All in all, a great money, even if you dislike drugs but this movie really isn't trying to glorify anyone but just telling a story as it is (though it may have been Hollywood-tized.)
I can't believe I watched this movie four years after it was produced. I had two chances to watch it but both times I was thrown off by the nature of the movie (drugs and crime) but after I finished watching it for the first time today I must say, it exceeded my expectations and it is definitely a better movie than it is reflected in the ratings