Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
Wow... intense film.
I checked the program guide, and saw that BLOW starring johnny depp and peleope cruz, only got 2 stars from critics and i know why. Because they dont want to make it sound like George Blung was some kind of a hero. But it deserved at least 3 stars, because of the excellent acting, and cast, and the way the biopic was written captured the sadness of the true story, and focused on what drugs do to a person's life, and how drug dealig is a path you never want to go down. I think that this guy wasn't a bad guy, and the only reason he got a harsh sentence in the end is because of the 3 strikes you're out. After being in and out of jail he continued to pursue his drug dealing "career" because in a way it's as addicting as drugs can be. And that's all he knew. After stopping the "business" he only went back to get money for his daughter, so he can see her and take her to california because that was the agreement he made with mirtha his ex wife. So the ending to me was very sad. And i dont understand why he said at the end that he would do it all over again if he had a second chance, that did defeat alot of things that the movie had suceededly made clear about that kind of life will never end with anything good. It's like stealing, it gets addicting after the first time you get away with it. Getting caught, the possibility, gives you a rush of adrealine. Like drug dealing, getting all that money. I mean come on george had 60 million bucks, and he still kept at it, and didnt want his partner to have his california connection source. It's the addiction of the drug dealing. It had to take him getting beat up and betrayed by his partner, to realize he should stop, and then he went broke, and wanted to do one final retirement score, and that happened to be THE bust, and sting set up by the fbi. But anyways, i think depp was fantastic in this film, and it's very entertaining i especially liked the cuban guy, who was depp's drug dealing partner. What a great great actor he is, and who could forget pee wee herman, hehe. Also did an excellent job. And last but not least, penelope cruz who is so beautiful and such a great actress did her part well as usual. Have you noticed the wives always go crazy in these kind of films, like in casino sharon stone went nuts too. hehe.