Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 2.0
Well acted, but emotionally empty.
Johnny Depp gives an interesting performance as George Jung in "Blow," but I didn't like this film, nor did I understand its points. Was I supposed to care for Jung? His actions brought about the deaths of thousands and ushered in the current state of drugs in America. He lived in decadence by helping others ruin their lives. He lost his money, and he kept making mistakes, getting involved with drug trade when he should've gotten out of it.The film seems, to me, to want you to sympathize with Jung, yet, as a viewer, you cannot. He is not a hero.When he loses his daughter in the end, it's not sad. It's fitting.Ted Demme, who died one year after directing this, created an interesting film, but it's one that seems to make a hero out of a man who doesn't fit the mold.