Blow

  • MA (AUSTRALIA)
  • 2001


MOVIE IS compelling interesting intriguing american
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55 % Rotten
$ 83 Million
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Positive Reviews 49
Negative reviews 17
Average Rating 3.1/5
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2.0
You may leave feeling as if you still want to see a movie about that man. EW
3.1
As a story of the rise and fall of this man, it serves.Johnny Depp is a versatile and reliable actor who almost always chooses interesting projects. Rogerebert
3.0
Its a subject on which the script presumes viewers will already have some perspective. Common Sense Media
2.0
But is the world really looking for Blow, a snappy biopic about Americas ultimate coke king, George Jung.How much does anyone want to go back to that ..
2.0
Its not Jungs fault, or even Demmes weve just been to this party before and we know how it ends, again and again and again.
3.1
Aspirations are well and good, but only if youve got the talent to back them up. E Film Critic
3.1
While Blow certainly has its moments of greatness, it tries too hard to sell us a product we would have bought had they not pushed it too hard. E Film Critic
3.8
Like the idea of different actors putting on a production of a classic play, Blow succeeds where it needs to. E Film Critic
2.5
Jung isnt a compelling or attractive character, which may be why director Ted Demme cast Johnny Depp in the role to give this cocky man a sympathetic .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Like most movie drug experiences and illicit substance themed films, this delivers an hour of up entertainment, then inevitably plunges into a compens ..
4.0
Does this movie still give us a great story, an intriguing lead character, an amazing soundtrack, plenty of style, many a touching moment and an altog .. JoBlo
3.0
A surprisingly flat and pedestrian treatment of a potentially intriguing story. One Guys Opinion
2.5
If cocaine was not the subject matter, this film would be boring (and it probably wouldnt have been made). Sover
4.4
Despite the fantasy setting and aesthetic, its a human tale about relatable characters with real emotions. ReelViews
3.5
HBOSGe In this fact based biopic, Johnny Depp plays George Jung, an American said to have been the nations top supplier of cocaine in the 70s and 80s. Tv Guide
1.5
Johnny Depp stars and, despite some pretty awful makeup, nails his performance as George Jung. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
All the elements of a great film are there, but theres something missing that keeps it from greatness. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Blow is an ambitious effort that tries hard to keep its episodes flowing from one to the next and succeeds most of the time.
3.5
Consistently compelling without being truly memorable, the movie can certainly claim one distinction partly on merit and partly by default. Usa Today
3.1
Oddly enough, after about half of the movie, Demme seemingly forgets about the kinetic, split screen visual pyrotechnics and Blow becomes just another .. Reel Film Reviews
3.8
The film almost makes it look like Jungs troubles are everyone elses fault, that he was the victim of a lot of bad breaks and not a few betrayals.I fi .. Lariat
3.0
For a gritty film about the drug trade to succeed in this post Traffic world, it will need what Traffic lacked: heart and humanity.Blow has it, taking .. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Its the films bad luck that Liottas presence emphasizes the resemblance (and inferiority) to Martin Scorseses GoodFellas. News Review
2.5
Its a great role for Depp and he superbly creates a compelling, but not altogether sympathetic character. Screen It
4.5
Demmes movie brilliantly captures the exhilaration of Georges life. Pop Matters
1.5
Depp aside, the acting is almost uniformly atrocious although its hard to make hay out of this dialogue. News Day
2.5
Blow cant resist glamorizing drugs in its rock n rolling depictions of the 1970s and 80s cocaine scene, but its final message is that one persons crim .. Cs Monitor
4.0
But the fortune is ultimately confiscated when nationalization sweeps the country. Film Journal International ..
3.0
As a result, the characterizations seem rather superficial, despite the best efforts of the cast, and few are interesting or sympathetic. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
Although it is an easy movie to enjoy, it isnt especially challenging or insightful. Internet Reviews
3.8
Interesting, isnt it, that we wind up feeling sorry for a guy that caused so much havoc in the U.S. Internet Reviews
2.5
The production comes off as little more than a variation of a well worn theme. Internet Reviews
4.5
A film has to try much harder to get me to pity whos wallowing in a bed of his own making.
2.5
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1.5
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 wi .. Salon
4.0
Indeed we dont need to be told that drugs are bad, since the decline and downfall of George Jung, the real life subject of this film, is example enoug .. Bbc
3.1
Swingers is more a movie of moments while Made is more about the larger picture a picture that may not end up with the fervent following of its flashi .. Mr Brown Movies
3.8
It isnt a large part, but Liotta creates the most clearly defined and heartbreaking supporting character in the film. The Movie Boy
2.5
The problem with Blow is not so much that a film was made about a drug dealer as that once that opening sections energy has dissipated, no one could f .. Calendar Live
3.1
Maybe its the subject matter maybe its the direction but the tear jerking last half hour doesnt support its snappy carefree start. Hollywood
3.0
Unfortunately, director Demme is not quite yet up to the Scorsese level, and his film has a few too many ragged edges and blank spots in its heros cha .. Seattle Pi
2.0
Although Blow carries a blurb noting that the characters and incidents portrayed are fictitious, theres no getting around the fact that its real life .. Coles Mithey
4.0
The final lesson is that the quick and easy path isnt always the best one to take.Plenty of other more worthy people out there can probably drive that ..
3.0
Theres simply too much been there, done that involved for this to be a truly effective film. Cnn
3.8
I was about to say that Depp just keeps getting better and better with every film. Spliced Wire
4.5
Blow is enjoyable, thought provoking and sometimes heartbreaking, but like its touted product, it leaves you wanting more. Oregon Live
4.5
With a stylishly retro look (bad hair and all), director Ted Demme forgoes Traffics seriousness for a good time. E Online
2.5
Although Depp has little range, hes acceptable in the lead a source of calm and emotional steadiness, which contrasts the nervousness and paranoia of ..
3.8
It smacks of reality and is a writing achievement in this film world of easy cliches. Varia Gate
1.9
Take this into consideration when evaluating my grade for this film. Ross Anthony
3.1
For all the coke snorting and recklessness in the film, Blow never reaches the fever pitch of Scorseses definitive biopic. Big Picture Big Sound
3.0
If Horatio Alger were reborn as a drug dealer, he might resemble George Jung (Johnny Depp) in Blow..A fun loving lad from modest New England roots, th .. News Week
2.0
Really the best thing that could be said, is that it doesnt preach to us. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
2.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.8
Its a true story, and Blow is director Ted Demmes potent rendering of it, with a terrific performance by Johnny Depp. Post Gazette
4.0
BLOW Rated R Running Time: 2:04 Released 4/6/01 The inner workings of the Pan American drug trade was covered recently in Steven Soderberghs multiple .. Film Quips Online
4.5
The kinetic energy built into the story is explosive enough to keep us high and hooked on a feeling. Jam! Movies
3.0
No one will blink.Its movies like Blow which make me happy that Spy Kids is doing so well. Flip Side Archive
2.5
Does the movie make us care Not really, which is the movies basic problem. Movie Metropolis
3.5
Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life. Ny Mag
2.0
Well made and entertaining, exhibiting none of the depressing, reverential passivity that often mars biopics. Film Blather
4.5
The first two thirds of the film fuse together the high impact operatics of director Brian DePalmas Scarface and the in your face style of GoodFellas. .. James Sanford on Film
4.5
An engrossing, tautly structured portrait of life in the cocaine trenches of 20 or more years ago. Rochester Goes Out
3.0
This is one of the few drug movies where you actually feel a little sorry for the drug dealing coke infested lead character. Reel Talk Online
1.5
...a sanctimonious and doughy look at a man who in the end just isnt very interesting. Vulture
0.5
There will certainly be worse films in theaters this year....but there will be none so tedious as Blow. The Film Experience
3.0
Comes off like a flamboyant cartoon, another film about the deglamorization of glamorous people living it up in the glamorous world of drugs. Week In Rewind
3.8
The movie is a slickly photographed and edited piece of work, almost to the stylish level of a Quentin Tarrantino endeavor. Cinema Phile
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! .. I Film
1.5
Depp works hard but we never get a clear view of George Jung, other than that of an aged boy. Sacramento Bee
1.5
Penlope Cruz usually mesmerizes, but here shes playing such a one dimensional shrew that her beauty and charm count for little.
3.5
Minnesota Fringe, that scruffy, hilarious, profane, profound friend from way back, who used to sleep on your couch and drink all your beer for a coupl .. Ent Twin Cities
2.5
Blow has a **** opening followed by 90 minutes of *1/2... Blow limps to its end, in a long slump after a quick rush, a bit, I guess, like cocaine. Upcoming Movies
1.5
A rather banal portrait of an insipid guy who got rich selling nose candy and lived to regret it.
1.5
In spite of familiarity, Blow ends up making an impression that lasts. Jeff Huston's Believe Me
3.0
Blow is consistently entertaining like those movies sensory overloads with their huge casts, inventive camerawork, driving rock n roll soundtrack and .. Web Kitsapsun



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