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Based on a true story, Blow gives us a fast-paced look at the quick rise and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp) who became a premier importer of Colombian cocaine, in the turbulent 1970s, forever changing the face of drugs in America.
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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 Medelln cocaine cartel, and blows it all with a series of police busts culminating in one final, long-term jail sentence. "Your dads a loser," says this absentee father to his estranged but beloved daughter, and hes 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 cant sympathize with Jungs meteoric rise to wealth and the wild life, and Demme isnt suggesting that we should idolize a drug dealer. So what, exactly, is the point of Blow? Simply, it seems, to present Jungs story as the epitome of the coke-driven glory days, and to suggest, ever so subtly, that Jung isnt such a bad guy, after all. Anyone curious about his lifestyle will find this film amazing, and theres 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 Penlope Cruz grows tiresome as Jungs 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
Rate Points :4.0
Binding :DVD
Brand :Warner Brothers
Label :New Line Home Video
Manufacturer :New Line Home Video
MPN :DN5284D
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :New Line Home Video
Publisher :New Line Home Video
UPC :794043528422
EAN :0794043528422
Price :$19.96USD
Lowest Price :$2.97USD
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