To understand the drug business of the 70's and 80's

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2007)

Great movie, incredible screenplay!
This interesting movie about the true story of George Jung (Johny Deep) and how he became, with Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel, some of the great providers of the cocaine in the United States. How he started with marijuana, and in the search of money, profit and material stuffs, turning then to the white powder, and off course, a more complicated and dangerous business.
A story that shows a human part of a man that insists in a business that keeps destroying his life; and shows some details of how the drug business in the 70's and 80's was being held, the tactics, contacts, betray, marketing, sales, distribution and blood behind it. Johny Deep shows that he is a very versatile actor, Penelope Cruz makes a really bad acting (won the Razzie award that year), Franka Potente as always, incredible and charming.
A well told story, that shows the consequences of some really bad decisions and acts in the pursuit of the "easy money", worth to see!.