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Blow [Blu-ray]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

George Jung (Johnny Depp) doesn't want to live like his father (Ray Liotta)--always short of money and constantly berated by his mother (Rachel Griffiths). So he sets off for California to live on the beach, where he finds he can make a living selling drugs. Soon George's drug dealing business expands into shipping drugs across the country. Needing a bigger supply of drugs, he travels to Columbia and meets Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curtis). Before long, George becomes the biggest trafficker of cocaine in the United States. In BLOW, director Ted Demme and scriptwriters Nick Cassevetes and David McKenna chart George's strange course into a world of girls and sun, drugs and fun. It's all so easy until events change George's life forever.

Depp gives one of his best performances as George, instilling the character with a complicated mixture of emotions. For the supporting roles, Demme's eccentric casting includes German actress Franka Potente as George's girlfriend; Spanish actress Penlope Cruz as his wife; Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (who in real life is five years younger than Depp) as his withering mother; and Paul Reubens (in an excellent performance) as a hairdresser-cum-drug dealer.
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- Rating - For pervasive drug content and language, some sexuality and violence.
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 1000040643
Credits

Johnny Depp, Penlope Cruz, Penelope Cruz, Jordi Molla, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta, Ethan Suplee, Pee-Wee Herman, Paul Reubens, Paul Rubenfeld, Paul Mall, Max Perlich, Jamie King, James King, Jaime King
Critic Reviews

"...Intriguing....Depp's physical transformation is chilling. It's a fearless performance shorn of all movie-star vanity, and Jung emerges as a striking individual..."
Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Buoyant and flavorful....[With] impressive widescreen lensing..."
Variety
"...[Depp's] witty, spare performance gives the picture a poignancy....Mr. Demme's storytelling is quick and engaging..."
New York Times
"...Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous, this high-wire act is a movie and a half..."
Rolling Stone
"...Clickety-clack pacing and inventive supporting casting....Consistently compelling..."
USA Today
"...[Demme] capitalizes on his strongest assets: a knack for comedy and an ambitious taste for scale..."
Sight and Sound
"...Vigorous direction and attention to detail....Uniformly excellent performances....Depp provides a remarkably supple performance in the lead role..."
Hollywood Reporter