Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Johnny Depp | ... | George Jung | |
Penélope Cruz | ... | Mirtha Jung (as Penelope Cruz) | |
Franka Potente | ... | Barbara Buckley | |
Rachel Griffiths | ... | Ermine Jung | |
Paul Reubens | ... | Derek Foreal | |
Jordi Mollà | ... | Diego Delgado (as Jordi Molla) | |
Cliff Curtis | ... | Escobar | |
Miguel Sandoval | ... | Augusto Oliveras | |
Ethan Suplee | ... | Tuna | |
Ray Liotta | ... | Fred Jung | |
Kevin Gage | ... | Leon Minghella | |
Max Perlich | ... | Kevin Dulli | |
Jesse James | ... | Young George | |
Miguel Pérez | ... | Alessandro (as Miguel Perez) | |
Dan Ferro | ... | Cesar Toban |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. Written by Anonymous
Based on a true story of how the American cocaine market was founded, this is a lot more funky than I had expected. A thumpingly good soundtrack right from the start and Johnny Depp cruising in to be a convincingly laid-back big-shot - almost like a graduate from Boogie Nights. Penelope Cruz manages to be blisteringly erotic in a few well-crafted scenes and without removing a stitch of clothing. Later, instead of following the usual pattern of despair in the second half where most drug movies home in on drug dependency, Blow refreshingly focuses on the emotional losses suffered by the characters. A film that just about manages to be more than the sum of its parts, it would have made a nice sort of pre-quel to Traffic, but it stands alone in fine form. And it's moving rather than depressing.