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Written by Alexander Zaitchik   
Saturday, 27 December 2008 19:11

Tags: Cliff Curtis | Dan Ferro | Johnny Depp | Penélope Cruz | Tony Amendola

Like Boogie Nights - 1998's film about the 70s porn industry - you know you're going to see this one.

BlowSex and drugs sell tickets, and the story of big time coke dealers is one that's hard to resist. It is especially hard to resist when the film heralds the triumphant return of Paul Reubens, AKA Pee-Wee Herman, and a script co-written by Nick Cassavetes.

And Blow (check out the Infinifilm Edition) is well worth seeing, even if in the end it resembles its subject matter in leaving you wanting more. The film - part biopic and part fiction - tells the story of George Jung (Johnny Depp) as he climbs his way to the top of America's coke distribution hierarchy working with George Bush Sr.'s old buddies in the Medellin cartel.

It's a very sympathetic portrayal of Jung and perhaps overly so, as if director Ted Demme wants you to cry when the curtains close on Jung as he rots away in Club Fed. This is a good story, but not quite one of a martyr. Ray Liotta as Jung's dad is a nice touch.

Thinky says: This sh*t is 70% pure.


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