Which essentially he was. Take away the drugs, and this is the story of a boring life in wholesale. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
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Quotes [Narrating, last lines] George : So in the end, was it worth it? Crazy credits A photograph of the real George Jung appears at the end of the film, as the credits start to roll. User reviews Review. Top review. A very impressive film! I don't understand why many people I talked to either thought the film was bad or mediocre. Sure, it isn't a "great" movie, but when was the last time you saw 5 great movies in a row? A great movie comes along once in a blue moon, depending on your definition of great.
I personally was very engaged in the plot. Johnny Depp gives a tour-de-force performance, fully engaging himself in the character. I'm sure he did lots of research on George Jung and tried to mimick his every mannerism, because this was far from a half-baked effort.
Then again, I don't ever recall Johnny Depp doing a movie where he didn't put his full enthusiasm into the role. The movie has many tragic moments and many funny moments. The film is a little over 2 hours long, but the time flew by in a breeze. I was so enlightened that I'm anxious to do some research on the real George Jung.
I'm not a fan of Penelope Cruz, and they could've chosen a much better actress, but she's only in the film about 20 or 30 minutes, so she isn't given enough time to ruin the film.
Paul Reubens gives a surprisingly earnest performance as a flamboyant, bisexual hairdresser. It's too bad he's caught up in all this controversy, because he seems to have sufficient range as an actor. I loved hearing all the great classic rock songs in the soundtrack, and every time I watch the film the songs get stuck in my head and I start singing them for days on end. After seeing George's tragic outcomes as a world-class coke dealer, I doubt anyone would want to get in or get back into the "business," but that doesn't necessarily mean the message is preachy.
My score: 8 out of FAQ 2. Is George Jung still in prison? While in prison, did George Jung's daughter ever come to visit him? Details Edit. Release date April 6, United States. United States Mexico. Blow: One Man's Life. In , he was sentenced to 21 years in prison, with credit for more than a year he spent in custody while awaiting trial. Jung was finally released in , through he would return to jail two years later for a parole violation.
Freed again two months ago, he visited his old street in North Weymouth this week and found neighbors waiting on their porches to meet him. In real life, Jung is now finding his way in a world that has changed dramatically since the height of his smuggling business in the s and early 80s, when he was responsible for moving vast quantities of cocaine into the U.
Cocaine use now has fallen off dramatically in the U. Marijuana, the drug that gave Jung his start and later landed him in prison for his longest sentence, is now well on its way to being fully legally in Massachusetts and elsewhere. But when asked about his role in sending some of those kids to jail, Jung shrugs it off, saying his product went to people in the movie and record industries who could afford it.
Even if Jung has no regrets about how he lived his life, he still believes there are lessons to be learned from it.
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