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I saw Blow (2001) in the theater when it came out and liked it. This movie stars the versatile Johnny Depp, who, in my opinion, is the best actor of our time. The guy can do anything. It also stars the stunning Penelope Cruz, Paul Reubens, and Ray Liotta, another versatile actor.

The movie is based on a true story and is about the rise and fall of cocaine dealer George Jung (Johnny Depp). He at one time was the biggest importer of Colombian cocaine to the U.S. His partner in crime was the extremely dangerous Pablo Escobar, the famous Colombian drug lord. In order to achieve his remarkable feats of importing cocaine undetected, Jung had to have great courage, confidence, and determination, which he did. He seemed to have TOO much confidence. He paid the price when he got caught. He gets out of prison and just repeats the very things that landed him in prison to begin with. The guy's a total loser, one of those repeat offenders that doesn't learn his lessons. His cocaine dealing dramatically affected the U.S. in that the supply of cocaine on the streets of the U.S. skyrocketed during the 1970s and 1980s.

Ray Liotta (Unlawful Entry, Field Of Dreams, Article 99) plays Jung's father. Penelope Cruz (Vanilla Sky, Nine) plays Jung's wife. Watching this movie will bring you back to the '70s and '80s. The clothing, cars, and overall society as it was back then are portrayed accurately. You'll also hear some rock songs from that era.

The acting is very good, especially by Depp and Cruz.

This DVD contains excellent special features, some of which are:

Beyond the Movie features:

George Jung interviews by director Ted Demme

Lost Paradise: Cocaine's Impact on Colombia

Addiction: Body and Soul

Fact Track - Trivia Subtitle Track with direct access to additional features

DVD-ROM features:

Script-to-Screen access to the movie

Link to the original website

Exclusive access to online infinifilm features

All-Access Pass features:

Commentary with director Ted Demme and George Jung

Deleted scenes with director commentary

Character outtakes

Ted Demme's production diary

Nikka Costa music video - "Push and Pull"

Teaser and theatrical trailer

Cast and crew filmographies

All in all, this is an interesting movie that I recommmend for a refreshing change of pace.

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A briskly paced hybrid of Boogie Nights and Goodfellas, Blow chronicles the three-decade rise and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp), a normal American kid who makes a personal vow against poverty, builds a marijuana empire in the '60s, multiplies his fortune with the Colombian Medellín cocaine cartel, and blows it all with a series of police busts culminating in one final, long-term jail sentence. "Your dad's a loser," says this absentee father to his estranged but beloved daughter, and he's right: Blow is the story of a nice guy who made wrong choices all his life, almost single-handedly created the American cocaine trade, and got exactly what he deserved. As directed by Ted Demme, the film is vibrantly entertaining, painstakingly authentic... and utterly aimless in terms of overall purpose.

We can't sympathize with Jung's meteoric rise to wealth and the wild life, and Demme isn't suggesting that we should idolize a drug dealer. So what, exactly, is the point of Blow? Simply, it seems, to present Jung's story as the epitome of the coke-driven glory days, and to suggest, ever so subtly, that Jung isn't such a bad guy, after all. Anyone curious about his lifestyle will find this film amazing, and there's plenty of humor mixed with the constant threat of violence and paranoid anxiety. Demme has also populated the film with a fantastic supporting cast (although Penélope Cruz grows tiresome as Jung's hedonistic wife), and this is certainly a compelling look at the other side of Traffic. Still, one wishes that Blow had a more viable reason for being; like a wild party, it leaves you with a hangover and a vague feeling of regret. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Favorite Johnny Depp Movie - Tabatha -
Blow is such a great story. I can't even begin to describe the awesomeness of this film. It has a compelling storyline and the acting is wonderful.

Blu-ray audio sync problem - Shemp - California
There are plenty of comments re: the merits of the movie itself, so this review is just about the sound on the blu-ray edition. It is at least a full second out of sync with the video, making it seem almost like a cheap kung fu movie that has been dubbed in English. And no, this isnt a problem with my equipment (PS3), which has successfully played over 100 other blu-rays without audio sync problems.

Good Movie & Awesome Price If Bought Used (Some less than a dollar) - K. Bennett - USA
I really like this movie. I bought it on here a [Amazon.com] long, long time ago. The only thing you have to keep in mind is just because it is actually based on a true story & actual events does NOT mean it is an autobiography. In other words, there are of course going to be both added events & deleted ones as well. So, if you're looking for more of a biography &/or autobiography my advice is to purchase the book. However, this is a good movie & if you can just go into it either not caring that it's not a story told verbatim/word-for-word, or if you can separate the two, (book & movie) then, I really feel almost anyone will very much enjoy this movie. Besides, if you buy it on here you can purchase a used one for close to nothing, so if you end up to hating it then you at least you haven't lost much. I say go for it.

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