
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocai... (Full plot summary below)
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A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
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| Rolling StonePeter TraversScorches the screen with a badass bravado all its own. Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous this high-wire act is a movie and a half. |
| New York PostLou LumenickMelancholy, haunting and riveting true-crime saga. |
| MovielineStephen FarberPenélope Cruz usually mesmerizes, but here she's playing such a one-dimensional shrew that her beauty and charm count for little. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovWell-made and entertaining, exhibiting none of the depressing, reverential passivity that often mars biopics. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderOften wryly, ironically funny as well as achingly tragic. |
| ComingSoon.netScott ChitwoodI think Johnny Depp is one of the best actors out there, and he continues to deliver in this film. |
| Reel Talk OnlineCandice FrederickThis is one of the few drug movies where you actually feel a little sorry for the drug-dealing coke-infested lead character. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie boasts an uncommon level of intelligence to go along with the fine craftsmanship. |
| Associated PressChristy LemireWhen the characters are flying high and drowning in cash, when everything is clicking, it's addictive to watch. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA surprisingly flat and pedestrian treatment of a potentially intriguing story. |