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Summary: Another Johnny Depp Masterpiece
Review: Make no mistake about it. I am a Johnny Depp fan. He tends to portray complex, entertaining characaters and in Blow, he does not disappoint. The supporting cast members were excellent and more importantly, they were totally believable. Depp does an incredible job of portraying an individual that gets caught up in making money the easy "illegal" way. I am glad that the movie did not have a glamorous ending so people will not think there is an actual pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This film is rather long so I advise against watching it while you are exhausted. All in all, this is an excellent flick.
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Summary: not a good movie, one of the best . . .
Review: 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.
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Summary: An emotional and intellectual experience...
Review: BLOW is surprising - I'm not sure what I expected but what I got was a well thought out and well told story. Depp's character (George Jung) was very believable and for once makeup aged the key character without making him look like he was wearing a wig and several pounds of latex on his face.
The story showed interesting parallelisms between his parents life and relationship to those Jung grew into as he pursued a career of smuggling drugs and getting the US hooked on cocaine. Surprisingly I felt a strong emotional response to Depp's character and the effect he had on his family whereas I didn't have a strong reaction to the drug scene perse.
While covering a large and busy lifetime the movie never seemed to slow or stall rather it seemed move along at quite a pace - all 124 minutes of it.
A few nights later we watched the Infinifilm version (the first one we've actually watched) and I was impressed with the quality of the additional content and its integration.
Depp did overshadow the other talented members of the cast but didn't detract from the movie - I can highly recommend BLOW to anyone that likes a good story telling that provokes emotional reactions while making you think about what you value in life.
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Summary: Okay
Review: It was okay... kindof depressing and predictable... Oh wow... A movie about Cocaine that ends with the self destruction of someone who was once someone, how original that must be!
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Summary: Wonderful Drama, Action, Moving: A-, Music A+, DVD Extras A,
Review: This is a solid drama and action movie. What makes it unique is that it is based on a true story. The music is incredible and just makes this a wonderful drama and action film! The music makes you re-live the 60's and 70's. Johny Depp is outstanding. Absolutely wonderful extras on this DVD, including an excellent documentary on Colmbia and COCAINE. This movie carries a wide variety of emotions. You'll be sure to be moved.
As entertaining as this movie is, it just goes to show how that drugs and self destruction go hand in hand. Blow definitely exceeded my expectations.
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Summary: Blow lives up to the name...
Review: Blow is a long, boring true life-based tale of a drug dealer's life. Blow is a classic story: boy gets easy money from dealing, dealing turns bad, boy gets busted, boy looses everything, boy tries to regain life, but blows it. Buy Traffic.
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Summary: Blow Rocks
Review: Great movie. Johnny Depp is awesome. If you liked Boogie Nights you'll like this movie.
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Summary: Much better than the overhyped "Traffic"
Review: OK, so Blow doesn't support a huge all star cast, or an ambitious multi-angled plot, but to be quite frank, I thought most of Traffic was a load of pretentious, preachy Hollywood smarm. With the exception of Benicio Del Toro scenes (which were fantastic and well deserving of an Oscar), the movie had all the personality and believability of "As the World Turns."Blow is much less ambitious in it's scope and cast, but what it lacks in sophistication, it more than makes up for in it's charm and honesty. That's not to say that facts weren't changed for whatever reason, but the protagonist isn't made out to be some herculean character. He's just a normal, likeable guy who made lots of tragic mistakes in life that lead to a path of self destruction. The movie doesn't preach or try to be all things to all people. It is what it is, and the people act like, well... people. What they do they do for their own reasons, not to further the plot. That's what makes the movie great, it's about people being people and all the stupid, unpredictable things they do. Oh, it's also about drugs, how could we forget. But the whole drug aspect seems very secondary to the human aspect. There are no grandiose speeches abut the War of Drugs and how we should spend more money on treatment than prevention or anything even close to that, but it also doesn't portray drugs in a glamorous or friendly way. Drugs can never be human, and this movie portrays them as neither evil, misguided or liberating. They are what they are: just another inanimate substance with a disproportionate social significance. Kudos as usual to Johnny Depp. After seeing the interviews with Jung in prison, it was almost creepy to see Depp mimic him. Depp does his best work when portraying real people like Hunter S. Thompson, Donnie Brasco, Ed Wood and the like. Depp goes so far as to adopt every subtle little nuance of a person making his performance completely believable. It was impossible for me not to sympathise with Jung, regardless of his selfish behavior.
The DVD boasts some great special features that I have only begun to explore. Chief among these is the aforementioned prison interviews. There is also a host of deleted scenes and a commentary with both the director and Jung. Good Stuff.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: Blow is an amazing film about George Jung a drug deal who just can't seem to stay away from jail. Despite his efforts, he always seems to go back. Blow is an excellent film about one man's fight with reality and the harsh punishments of crime.
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Summary: From a Bachelors in Marijuana to a PHD in Cocaine
Review: Movie Summary: George Jung moves to California and discovers drugs. He is an ambitious young man and soon takes to selling pot. He quickly builds a large marijuana business and gets rich. This operation gets broken up when George gets busted and sent to prison. He goes to prison with a bachelors degree in pot and leaves with a PHD in cocaine. Once out of prison George hooks up with his former cell mate and starts building an immense cocaine empire. My Opinion: The music in Blow is awesome. It is what stood out the most for me. It adds depth and excitement to the film. I was tapping my foot more than once while watching the movie. The story was engaging while I was watching it, but didn't stay with me after I was done watching it. It fails to make a stand on what it is saying. It shows George's life and leaves the viewer to make any decision. It leans towards showing him as a good guy who just keeps screwing up. I got the feeling that he saw his only mistakes as getting caught. Johnny Depp is excellent as the main character. He is very cool and likable. I have a feeling he makes George look way better than he actually was. I found Penélope Cruz and her character to be very annoying. Her character was suppose to be a reflection of George's mom, but I still found her lacking. Paul Reubens is great as the California drug connection/hair dresser. This should help his career a little. The story and direction are very stylish and smooth. The scenes that were removed help fill in the plot, but they would have slowed things down. Overall I found the movie lacked punch. The music made it good while I was watching it, but I quickly forgot it when it was over. DVD Quality: Video: Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1 Excellent video quality. Sound: DD 5.1 Extras: This is an Infinifilm edition. This means that it is packed with extras that are accessible while watching the movie. These extras include: Deleted scenes that help fill out the plot, interview with the real George Yung (man is he ugly!), commentary, documentaries, trailers, character outtakes, and production diary. This is a fully packed DVD release. What You Should Do: Rent it. It's a decent story to see once but it doesn't have repeatability. The extras make it a really great DVD release, but I can't see wanted to watch the real George Jung more than once! Related Movies To Check Out: Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Scarface, Casino
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