You'll feel sorry for a drug dealer

Rating: Null/10 (16 December 2001)

"Blow" is one of those "only in America" type movies. No where else could the story of a drug dealer be worth 2 hours on screen. The irony is I found myself really feeling empathy for George Jung, realizing that he's really not that bad of a guy. And the movie itself doesn't glamorize what he did for a living. It shows his mistakes in glaring view. In he end, you can't help thinking that George hurt no one but himself by his actions. The DVD features an interview with the man himself and its both disturbing and fascinating. Seeing George (SPOILERS AHEAD) locked down in jail, looking sickly and lonely is very moving. The one part of the story that really stuck with me is the part about his daughter, the "only thing in his life with any real meaning." That is truly devastating. You can tell George really wanted to be a good father but had the wrong ideas on what that entailed.