Product: Blow [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
Easily one of Depp's best performances...
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Why would a movie about a notorious American drug dealer be one of my favorites? Simple: the filmakers manage to make you feel sympathetic for George Jung and that, to me, is pretty amazing. Here's a guy who's wrecked millions of lives by distributing and selling cocaine over many years(inbetween prison stints) and 'we' manage to feel sorry for the guy. One example would be the scene where George talks to his wife over the prison phones. She drops the phone, walks away and his young daughter appears standing in the back looking at him. He talks to his daughter, who is angry at him, and after she walks away, George looks up at his wife and violently hits the phone against the glass. Very moving scene... but remember we are talking about a DRUG DEALER(!). Depp is incredible in this, the way he makes you feel sorry for his character, who wants to spend time with his young daughter and manages to keep breaking promises to her. But ultimately it's himself that did him in and he ends up right where he belongs. Prison. I think years down the line Depp will be recognized for this film, not to mention Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Ruebens and Ray Liotta. Great movie, not so great human beings(in the movie). How ironic that the director of this movie died of a drug overdose. That in itself is pretty sad. Great bonus features-one of the best I've seen on a DVD. Any Depp fans MUST by this. You won't be sorry, not even for a second.