Rating of
4/4
70/80's Smuggling genius
Lee - wrote on 09/23/12
Very cool film that depicts real life drug dealer, currently imprisoned currently to be released in 2014, George Jung (Played in the film by Johnny Depp) who along with the rest of the Medellin Cartel that he belonged too,basically started cocaine distribution in the U.S. We start out seeing Jung as a small boy who lives with his parents his father Fred Jung (Ray Liotta) who he has a bond with as they both deal with his here today gone tommorow back again mom Ermine (Rachel Griffiths) all the way up to starting to traffic, whilst living on a California beach, along with his freinds ...marijuana which eventually Jung was imprisoned for. During his incarceration he meets cellmate Diego(played fabulously by Jordi Molla) Diego upon hearing him in a prison classroom where , to get his inmate students to listen to him, promises them that half the class will be learning the subjects that need to be taught and the other half promising to teach them all how to smuggle drugs, figures that George is his man and the two mastermind together another smuggling scheme in which Diego says the 'real money' lies, and the two promise to band together upon both of their releases to start operations smuggling cocaine.
Millions upon millions come his way although George eventually finds out you cant buy a family and happiness! Great biographical film which is also pretty imformative considering that George Jung himself was a major consultant to the story, which usually makes for a more true to life sort of film!
