Blow | | Cast : | Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz | | Director : | Ted Demme | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 06, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | September 14, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Wow... intense film. | Content
 | I checked the program guide, and saw that BLOW starring johnny depp and peleope cruz, only got 2 stars from critics and i know why. Because they dont want to make it sound like George Blung was some kind of a hero. But it deserved at least 3 stars, because of the excellent acting, and cast, and the way the biopic was written captured the sadness of the true story, and focused on what drugs do to a person's life, and how drug dealig is a path you never want to go down. I think that this guy wasn't a bad guy, and the only reason he got a harsh sentence in the end is because of the 3 strikes you're out. After being in and out of jail he continued to pursue his drug dealing "career" because in a way it's as addicting as drugs can be. And that's all he knew. After stopping the "business" he only went back to get money for his daughter, so he can see her and take her to california because that was the agreement he made with mirtha his ex wife. So the ending to me was very sad. And i dont understand why he said at the end that he would do it all over again if he had a second chance, that did defeat alot of things that the movie had suceededly made clear about that kind of life will never end with anything good. It's like stealing, it gets addicting after the first time you get away with it. Getting caught, the possibility, gives you a rush of adrealine. Like drug dealing, getting all that money. I mean come on george had 60 million bucks, and he still kept at it, and didnt want his partner to have his california connection source. It's the addiction of the drug dealing. It had to take him getting beat up and betrayed by his partner, to realize he should stop, and then he went broke, and wanted to do one final retirement score, and that happened to be THE bust, and sting set up by the fbi. But anyways, i think depp was fantastic in this film, and it's very entertaining i especially liked the cuban guy, who was depp's drug dealing partner. What a great great actor he is, and who could forget pee wee herman, hehe. Also did an excellent job. And last but not least, penelope cruz who is so beautiful and such a great actress did her part well as usual. Have you noticed the wives always go crazy in these kind of films, like in casino sharon stone went nuts too. hehe. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | "In Collision With Every Stone He Ever Threw" | Content
| When I think of Ray Liotta,I think of the smiling Henry from Goodfellas. I think of a guy with a life full of youth no matter how old he is. In Blow, Liotta plays father to a kid (Johnny Depp) "George" and husband to a nagging wife. Liotta played his character with a lot of conviction. It was sad to see an old man listening to a tape recorded by his son. It was also sad to see him play his role as well as he did. To his son, he's the strongest man on earth. His character was extremely well painted & I don't think they could have possibly done any more justice to him.
When I would think of Depp, I would think of Edwards Scissorhands.He plays George in this movie and almost every scene in Blow revolves around him. I must say I liked his introduction to the film.This movie is about a kid who grows up watching his mom leave his dad every now and then. They would quarell over money matters and he wished at that time he never was like them. He also decides to never be poor no matter what may come his way.
I never thought Penelope Cruz (was almost in love with her) could play the role of a whiny wife as well as she did in Blow. She was good as she managed to make me grind my teeth each time she spoke harshly to George Jung in the prison. I also liked the fiance stealing scenes.
Some of the high points of the movie came towards the end. Most films like to conclude with an endnig of dire sorts. Blow has a tragic yet believable ending. Depp became what he hates and it's quite amusing to see him realise at the same time he's lived the life of a man who's ambitions exceed his talent. Yes,I thought the film was about Cocaine but no! it's about the wrong steps a man takes in his life.Another heartbreaking scene was Depp acknowledging the fact that his dad (Liotta) was always right at the age of 42. Money is nothing.
Pardon me for the random takes but it's not easy writing a review for Blow. It made me smile and it made me sad but on the whole it was a bit of a lesson in it's own way. Blow had a good ending(appropriate)I would recommend Blow to everyone who doesn't like over mushy endings and for those to whom reality matters.
Excellent direction and good screenplay.
Enjoy whatever works for you,reader.
PS - Wonder what doing blow actually feels like :P |
| Rating | | | Date | June 13, 2005 | | Summary | Excellent Biopic | Content
| From the opening chords of the Stones' Can't You Hear Me Knocking, you know you're in for something good. Depp is perfect both as young successful entrepreneur and as washed up loser. The true life story of Jung is compelling even if Demme's and screen writers McKenna/Cassavetes portrayal of Jung as a sympathetic character is a little hard to swallow. I'm not sure Jung's early life in the film helps explain or in any way justifys his later decisions. But, the early scenes still tie-in well with the rest of the film. Paul Reubens (Derek Foreal) is surprisingly good as George's first connection to the trade. Liotta, of course, is excellent as Jung's meek and meager father. What a complete tragedy that Ted Demme would suffer a cocaine related death not long after the film's release. As for DVD extras, Demme's audio commentary track adds a lot of insight into how and why the film was made. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | ENJOYABLE | Content
| A highly enjoyable film which is just missing that 'something' to make it a great film. Certain elements of it reminded me of 'Catch Me If You Can', 'GoodFellas' and 'Scarface' - if you enjoyed any of those films, then you'll certainly want to watch this. And another good turn by the ever dependable Depp. Recommended.
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| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2005 | | Summary | One of the best drug dealer movies of all-time | Content
| This is definitely one of the best drug dealer movies of all-time along with Scarface and Empire. Johnny Depp shows that he is a great actor potraying George Jung, the Marijuana king of the '60s and the Cocaine king of the '70s. There was great acting by Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta, and Jordi Molla as well as others. Just great acting mixed with a great plot. Definitely a powerful movie to not miss out on! |
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