Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
Overall, an entertaining movie
Johnny Depp: excellent. Ray Liotta: not convincing as Jung's father. Penelope Cruz: tiresome. The score: rocks. Editing: moves the story along, truly good. Subject matter: well-worn. Main character narration: been there, done that. Throw all the elements of Blow into a bowl, mix and pour, and you've got a very, very good movie. Not the best -- Goodfellas wins that prize for this type of film -- not the worst, and not even "just fair." But good. I sat down to watch it, skeptical at first. But as soon as the opening tune began and the narration kicked in -- done before in other films or not -- I was hooked and pleasantly surprised. So, he's a drug dealer. But he's well-played by Depp and his story is one of regret. Though many reviewers didn't feel for the guy at all, I did. The story is about drugs. Not exactly the Brady Bunch. But far more interesting.