Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
not a good movie, one of the best . . .
blow is one of the best films of 2001. blow is not traffic, ive heard the comparisons a thousand times. yes, they are both about drugs, but so is requiem for a dream which are totally different films.johnny depp is, as always, incredibly good in this film. you can understand where he's coming from and why he does what he does. the reason for watching this movie, is not because it has an original story, it is because it has really good acting. i challenge anyone to not feel for depp's character at the ending when he "meets" his daughter in prison.this is a sad movie, but it's not without comic relief, which is always good.the only thing i didnt like, which isnt enough to ruin the movie, was penelope cruz. she's a great actress, but in blow she was a little over-acted on most parts, but again nothing which would ruin the movie, since she's in like the last 30 min. of it.ray liotta is as always phenomenal, he seems to be just as good in every movie he's done way back to goodfellas, he's just incredible.this movie has been compared to tons of movies that this movie really has nothing to do with. for example, boogie nights. they both take place in the 70s and they both have drugs. boogie nights was great (5 stars), but the comparison is lax, same with the traffic comparison. traffic was lack-luster (3 stars), douglas's worst performance to date, but im not going to go on about traffic.blow is at least worth a rental, if not a buy. buy it.