Ashley Edner, Bobcat Goldthwait, Cliff Curtis
Based upon the book, 'Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost it All' by Bruce Porter, BLOW is the story of George Jung who is currently serving a 15 yea...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001
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November 6, 2009I never could completely come to terms with Johnny Depp as Boston George. He's a good actor, but he never really seemed like a guy from New England. As the movie went on, I grew more accustomed to the character, but the issue never completely went away.
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September 17, 2009Blow is like a cross between Scarface and Boogie Nights with a little bit of Goodfellas for good measure. It?s an entertaining enough film based on a real drug dealer with good performances from an impressive cast.
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January 25, 2009Who would have thought a drug movie could be touching...but it was. I ended up feeling sorry for George in the end. I just kept waiting for the happy ending.
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October 24, 2008"Based on a True Story."
Following the life of cocaine-trafficking pioneer George Jung in a way that recalls Martin Scorsese's Casino, Blow recounts the man's days from his 1950s childhood in Boston to his downfall in the 1980s. George (played by Johnny Depp) begins his...( read more) -
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December 2, 2009This is a fun movie - it isnt really about anything in particular. It wants you to root for the bad guy, but i dont. Dont be a drug dealer! I like it quite a bit.
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November 20, 2009A really well done biopic about George Jung and his rise in the cocaine business. Johnny Depp was extremely good and Penelope Cruz did a nice job as well. It has a unique style, which was nice. While it is not perfect, it isn't that far off. It's extremely fun and entertaining.
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Critic Reviews
April 6, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
April 6, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Neither a tragedy nor a morality play, but rather a jaunty, candy-colored romp through a quarter century or so of American pop music, pop fashion and popular illegal substances. full review
April 6, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Tthe movie is higher on style than it is on substance, but one of its strong suits is that it never stoops so low as to lecture us. It throttles by with irresponsible abandon. full review
April 6, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Take away the drugs, and this is the story of a boring life in wholesale. full review
April 5, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Blow is all surface, from its hippie and disco-era costumes to its wigs and makeup, right down to its star's bogus hardscrabble New England accent.
March 22, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous, this high-wire act is a movie and a half. full review
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January 22, 2009impresionante como muestras el comercio de droga en los Estados Unidos, toda la distribucion, no me gusto mucho como muestran Colombia pues no es del todo asi
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September 23, 2007saw the first part of it in my film studies class and now cant wait to see the rest
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