Allreaders.com

Blow Movie Review Summary

Actors: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta

Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Blow


This biopic tells the story of the rise and fall of American cocaine dealer George Jung. He starts off dealing pot and smuggling it. He gets caught and serves some time in prison. After he is released he starts dealing cocaine. He becomes very rich and has a wife and kid. Things start getting out of hand involving betrayal, his addiction, and his family as slowly and surely his empire begins to fall.
Click here to see the rest of this review...

The review of this Movie prepared by Jack Bauer




BLOW is a movie directed by Ted Demme in 2001.

This is the story of George Jung who came from Boston to California in the sixties. After having known poverty at home, he sweared to himself that he will never have the same life his parents had. He will spend a lot of time in prison but, in between, he will be known as the american who opened the american market to colombian cocaine thanks to his contacts with the drug lord Pablo Escobar. He will be betrayed by his friends and his business partners, will lose the respect of his family and finish his career in a federal penitentiary.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



Script Analysis of Blow

Click on a plot link to find similar books!

Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1960's-1970's Getting ahead in:    -   business Crime & Scandal    -   Yes Story of    -   one man's rise in a criminal organization    -   life in drug culture

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   criminal Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast    -   California The Americas (not US):    -   Yes The Americas:    -   Mexico    -   South City?    -   Yes City:    -   Los Angeles    -   wealthy Misc setting    -   fancy mansion

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing    -   sex under blankets Is this movie based on a    -   book

Movies with storylines, themes & endings like Blow

Blow Message Board (click here)
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
2 Ways to Search!
Or



Our Chief Librarian