It didn't blow...

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2001)

Sure, the movie is not 100% original, but are half the movies out there today? My trips to the movies are getting less and less these days, but I dragged my boyfriend to this one because I love Johnny Depp and I love the drug-movie subgenre. The story was interesting, not overly indulged in sex and nudity, and not as much language as Goodfellas or Boogie Nights (two movies that I loved, by the way), and Depp played it perfectly, as did Paul Reubens, who stole every scene that he was in. One of the only flaws of the film was the casting of Penelope Cruz, who is a very beautiful woman, but she was miscast in this role. I would have liked to have seen someone like Salma Hayek or possibly Jennifer Lopez next to Depp, but her role was supporting anyway (she doesn't appear until halfway into the film). The music was great as well, pure 70's rock. If you are going to see the film, see it purely for the story and the great rock n'roll! 8/10.