Since I am not up to speed on my drug movies....

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2001)

I really liked it. I am not jaded by earlier drug films. This one does me just fine. I normally don't go out and see these kind of films, so this stuff is not every day information for me.
This movie works because the emotions the main character goes through are universal feelings. I have never been involved in drugs, but I have been down and out and depressed and dissatisfied. Johnny Depp does a great job and has come along way from 21 Jump Street. He has made smart career choices, doing what he can to stay away from the bubblegum typecasting and doing what he can to be taken seriously as an actor. Kudos for him.
I cried at the end. We all want to be loved, through it all, don't we?
T