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Blow (2001)
Not a good movie (possible spoilers)
The movie just doesn't make you feel anything but bored. Johnny Depp is in just about every scene and the large majority of his lines are spoken in monotone (This isn't Gilbert Grape).
Other drug dealer movies are successful because we root for the main character to overcome his obstacles even for immoral goals. In this movie, success seems to just fall into his lap by a combination of good luck and stupid risks. When there are conflicts (getting arrested three times, his drug dealer buddies cheating him, his other drug dealer buddies selling him out to the cops, his wife and family turning him over to the cops), he just accepts it. He doesn't do anything. He only raises his voice three or four times in the whole movie. I kept waiting for the drug war, but it became clear that wasn't going to happen. This may be the only drug dealer movie where the main character never kills anyone and never even punches anyone. What a pathetic criminal! I've seen insurance salesman compete more fiercely to sell their product.
This is for hard core Johnny Depp fans only.
Stranger Inside (2001)
It's the ending that makes it.
There are quite a few things wrong with this film. Let's see:
We don't like any character too much. The main character's quiet, yet aggressive, manner hinders the character development. The duality of love among prison "families" and prison violence is not totally believable. At times, the movie actually seems slow moving.
This movie is very similar to some other prison movie in every aspect except the ending.
I sure didn't expect the ending yet now it makes perfect sense. All by itself the ending makes the movie worth watching.
Dead Boyz Can't Fly (1992)
Plain and Simple Trash
Please, for the love of God, if it's not already too late, don't watch this
movie.
Lots of senseless violence, most of it totally unmotivated. Those who
found
a message, a plot, or even one decent scene are looking very hard and using
a large part of their imagination.
I would have turned it off halfway through, but I wanted to be fair about
criticizing it.
Dead Boyz Can't Fly (1992)
Plain and Simple Trash
Please, for the love of God, if it's not already too late, don't watch this
movie.
Lots of senseless violence, most of it totally unmotivated. Those who
found
a message, a plot, or even one decent scene are looking very hard and using
a large part of their imagination.
I would have turned it off halfway through, but I wanted to be fair about
criticizing it.