Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Okay film, Great DVD
Review is divided into two parts: Movie itself, and DVD extrasMovie:Explain to me for whom I am supposed to feel sympathy or empathy? Jung? I don't think so. He created his dilemma through his own actions, without any regard for the effect of his actions. I guess I have a hard time enjoying a movie with neither a sympathetic protagonist nor a social message. This film lacks both.That being said, the filmmaking side of the movie is impressive, from cinematography to soundtrack. Depp does a serviceable job with the material with which he is presented.DVD:This DVD features Infinifilm, which can best be described as VH-1's pop-up video experience transferred to a DVD. The feature is quite impressive (and would have been more impressive if I had liked the movie). It seems best suited to this type of film: historical. Put another way, I don't need to see the Infinifilm version of "Dude, Where's My Car?"The DVD also features (as part of the Infinifilm) characters comments regarding other characters, deleted scenese, George Jung interviews, and various other minutiae. This concept is quite impressive, but it would be better with a better film to supplement.The film is a 3 star, the infinifilm a 5 star, for a 4 star average.