Two hours of entertainment but one hour too short

Rating: 7/10 (14 October 2001)

Blow is about a drugdealer. It is not about science, art or literature. Blow does not condemn the drugdealer. If you are a moralist that demands that drugdealing is condemned or you are a snob that demands advanced symbolism and deep meaning you should avoid Blow. It is `only' entertainment. It is for us who likes too see the building of criminal empires. Even though Blow is two hours I felt that it would have gained if it was one hour longer. I would have liked to see some of the deleted scenes that were on the DVD included in the movie (especially the courtroom revenge). Depp (as the drug dealer George Jung) is very good as always. (If you like to see him in a very exciting movie, see Nick of Time.) Ray Liotta makes a good and touching performance (as his father) and Cliff Curtis is amazing as Pablo Escobar, I would have liked a lot more scenes with him.
The pacing is fast and it never gets boring. My only complaints are that Depp's visit to his former friend's island was so stupid and it is unbelievable that he did not get a bullet in the head right there, also I would have liked a less lighthearted story (without Paul Reubens feminine gay character) with more violence. 8/10