Ted Demme (Life, Beautiful Girls) creates yet another film which explores the relationships of it's characters in his newest movie “Blow”, from screenwriters David Mckenna (Get Carter) and actor turned co writer Nick Cassavetes.

“Blow” is a film about George Jung, played by Johnny Depp (Chocolat), a nice guy who doesn't see the problem with using and selling drugs. The somewhat seedy backdrop of drug trafficking sets the stage for George's relationships, the heart of the story, to be explored.

First, there are the relationships with his parents. His father Fred, played by Ray Liotta (Heartbreakers), is the man that George idolizes. His father's only undoing is that he can't seem to make enough money to support his family no matter how hard he works. George's mother, played by Rachel Griffiths (Blow Dry), is the type of woman who is never satisfied with what she has. Working hard and never having enough, as in many real life cases, is the dynamic that plagues the rest of George's life.

His relationships with friends are where George seems most comfortable, and he has an affable relationship with his best friend Tuna, played by Ethan Suplee (Remember the Titans), and the drug dealer/hairdresser Derek Foreal, played by Paul Ruebens (aka Pee Wee Herman). His romantic relationships are a little more harried, however. While he works well with Barbara, played by German born newcomer Franka Potente; Mirtha, played by Penelope Cruz (All the Pretty Horses), represents the woman who can never be satisfied.

With all the character interaction, though, there just isn't much character development. George is really the only character that goes through much of a change during the entire movie.

Missing the usual fantasies and drug induced trip scenes that are commonly associated with this type of movie, or the violence common in crime films, it lacks in real edge and is at times slow.