Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
FANTASTIC! so real it is scary
BLOW, is a fantastic movie on all counts. Director Ted Demme who sadly passed away shortly after filming was completed painted a real and all too scary account of of a man who scored big and made millions as one of the biggest cocaine dealers in the 70's but like everthing that is illegal crashed and burned in a spectacular and sad way. BLOW, is the true story of George Jung who as a young boy watched as his parents fought over money and lived O.K. but nothing out of the ordinary. One day when his father lost his job and had to file for bankruptcy young George said to his father that he "never wanted to be poor" to which his father responded "than you won't". Jung, wanted a lot of money and he wanted fast without going thru the trials and tribulations of getting a real "decent" job and settle for a less than ordinary life. This film is excellent but a little tough to watch especially as Jung's life and glitzly world of money and coke spirals out of control and worst of all gets turned over to the police by those he thought were his friends. Johnny Depp is the main reason to see this movie, here he gives his greatest performance yet and he is compelling as he is beliveable as Jung. You sometimes feel sorry for him, you know that he's done wrong but thru it all he is really not a bad guy just got caught up in a life that moves too fast and too dangerous. Depp, again will leave you spellbound and it proves that he is not just another pretty face by Hollywood standards but an intense and gifted actor who is also extremely versatile. This film is great and I highly recommended.