Blow

            This movie is actually pretty amazing. It chronicles the life and tiems of George Jung (Johnny Depp, Benny & Joon), a native of Boston who ends up on the Beach in southern California, where he becomes a very heavy marijuana user. After running into old friends from back home, he realizes the supply and demand of pot are different across the continent, and so he begins to traffic tons of marijuana from the heart of mexico to his base in LA, and then using stewardesses, he propels the junk to the eastcoast and makes catastrophic amounts of profit.

            George gets a little caught up in his success, as different opportunities and acquaintances bring him new perils and problems, and with wife and child in tow, George can’t do much to keep it together. Soon he is out on the streets, a junkie, and with only one more deal to get him back on his feet, he ends up in a federal prison.

            The picture of the man is a very gracious and kind one, and one of a normal guy who is just trying to figure our how to get ahead and stay happy, not a harmer of children, not a doer of evil. It’s a rare shade of grace in the midst of a dark world. Blow isn’t really even told darkly, it’s pretty resilient as a film, but, it’s epilogue could potentially bring one to tears. 2.