Blow

In this dramatised look at how the cocaine invasion of America took place, we explore the role played by a small-time dagga smuggler who fell in with the Medellin Cartel in Columbia. Together with a distributor in LA, they taught Americans to use cocaine and became wildy rich in the process. However, when his romances upset the druglords, they sought to cut him out of the picture, and his world soon fell apart. Worth viewing for an understanding of how cocaine got to where it is in American culture.

120 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language) .
Crime, Drama

This is so unfair!

Credits

Cast	Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta, Ethan Suplee
Director	Ted Demme
Screenplay	David McKenna, Nick Cassavetes, from the book by Bruce Porter
Music	Graeme Revell
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in	2001
Produced by	Apostle Pictures, Avery Pix, New Line Cinema, Spanky Pictures

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
The Moviesite Ian Douglas	13
Cape Argus Adrian Monteath	10
Cape Argus Bianca Coleman	10
The Star Janine Walker	12
Die Burger Francois Smith	10
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
SA City Life Tony Jackman	15
eye Weekly Tom Lyons	5
Box Office Paul M. Clinton	8
ReelViews James Berardinelli	18
Total Film Dan Jolin	5
Film Review James Mottram	15
Uncut Simon Lewis	10
What the People say
Internet 2046 Netizens	14
Average .. 57%	11

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Some overseas critics did not like this, I thought it was pretty good. Its one flaw is not showing how badly cocaine affects the human body, but it does a great job portraying the greed and violence behind the trade.

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Blow

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 57%

Visitor Comments