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52 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

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  • Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz
  • Summary: A high-velocity look at George Jung's (Depp) spectacular rise and fall -- based on the true story of how powder cocaine turned into America's biggest drug problem and how one man from the blue-collar suburbs became the 35 billion-dollar a-year conduit to the Colombian cartels. Ted Demme directs this riveting look at the manic allure -- and dangerous reality -- of a drug smuggler's everyday life, and unfolds one of the great untold stories from the recent annals of American crime and culture. (New Line Cinema)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    Scorches the screen with a badass bravado all its own. Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous this high-wire act is a movie and a half.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    75
    Consistently compelling without being truly memorable.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    Hopefully ambitious yet hopelessly lightweight.
  4. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    30
    This is an extraordinary -- and unfathomable -- piece of whitewashing: a true snow job.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. cwp62492
    10
    One of those movies where you will laugh your ass off at parts, but want to cry at others. Overall very good. Depp, as usual when playing a drugged out crazy guy, delivers an excellent performance.… Expand
  2. Compi24
    8
    It's got this weird kind of piecemeal/miniseries structure to it but, as a genuine study of human drama and fallibility, "Blow" comfortably eases by thanks to a damn fine performance from Johnny Depp.… Expand
  3. BlakeJ.
    7
    Good, but not as good as the teenage crowd makes it out to be. Johnny does a fine job. Penelope Cruz is so evil I wanted to reach into the screen and choke her, that's acting.… Expand
  4. ryancarroll88
    2
    A half-baked attempt at a variety of ideas that were better used in greater films (namely Goodfellas). Depp and Liotta give entertaining performances as usual, but the fun burns out quickly.… Expand

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