
Magnolia - Magnolia
Release date: 2007-01-23
DVD
Director:Billy Corben
Actors: Jon Roberts (III), Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday, Bob Palumbo
Biography, Color, Culture & Society, Documentary, Drama, Drug Content, Drug Trade, English, Film & Television History, Forceful, Gore, Graphic Violence, Gritty, History, Law & Crime, Movie, Profanity, Social Issues, USA, Visceral




I had seen bits of pieces of this program on Showtime as was hooked. Ordered the DVD and watched it the whole way through- I couldn't even force myself to get up! We've all heard the stories of how coccaine used to flow through Miami in the 70s and 80s but never in my life had I even imagined just how much money was changing hands.
This real life story of the the Miami coccaine trade is just totally amazing. The amount of money, guns and drugs in Miami during the "cowboy" days was unimaginable. If I didn't know for a fact that this was based on a true story I'd think it was impossible. This is like the movie "Blow" without the fictional storyline...
THIS IS A MUST WATCH, ITS REALLY GOOD AND ENTERTAINING. IT'S A TRUE STORY IN HISTORY THAT DID AFFECT HOW LIFE IS TODAY. IT'S AMAZING THAT THIS REALLY DID HAPPEN AND NOW ITS ALL OUT IN THE OPEN FOR US TO WATCH. THE EDITING WAS GREAT! IT LEAVES YOU WANTING TO KNOW MORE AND MORE, YET VERY INFORMATIVE. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. (ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT DRUGS AND WANT TO KNOW BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START)
I don't usually get too wowed by documentaries, but this one is really well done. No matter what your political views are on illegal drugs this story of how the culture and infrastructure of an entire city were transformed by drug trade over a 2 decade period is fascinating. An added bonus is the musical score by Jan Hammer--so aptly matched to the theme and tenor of this movie.