Blow is simply a riveting biography. He lived his life in extremes and in excess, and that the risk involved in living such a life is what eventually separated him from everyone that he ever loved. What Johnny Depp brings to the table is a claim on our sympathy. Depp's performance as George Jung oozes such innocence and humanity, that you find yourself feeling sorry for the guy even as you watch him almost single-handedly corrupt a nation and simultaneously destroy his own life. His stellar performance makes the film the engaging epic that it is.
Performances are wonderful across the board in Blow .
Ray Liotta and Franka Potente serve as George's moral and emotional anchors, and Paul Reubens as Derek Foreal, the man that catapulted George's life of crime, is at once flamboyant and subtle in all the right places. Keeping in step with the other elements of the film, director Ted Demme keeps the pace quick and the camera work flashy. Just the way biopics should be. Read out interview with Johnny Depp . If you rely on financial aid, you might think twice before stashing drugs.