An absolute waste of money

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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Documentaries are very smartly done these days. They know how to really come up with a flashy name, they add a few famous people in the credits (although they happen to be just the narrator), they create tension in their story telling it as if it was a movie, and the result is that you spend an hour and a half listening to things you have heard a thousand times, but they do it in a way to make it sound like it's the most ground-breaking documentary ever.In this documentary about drugs, pretty much all of the above is true. You don't really learn anything new but since the subject is interesting, and you're bored on a Sunday afternoon where your only option is to stay in because the weather is awful outside, then you watch it and try to convince yourself that you just watched a compulsory viewing documentary. But nothing could be further from the truth. Time for a hit! Sorry, a nap!

Whether you're a gang-banger, shot-caller, doctor, lawyer, or even just a high school student, this is the most informative documentary on the war on drugs. It doesn't matter how you feel about the war. If you think it's worth fighting or if you think it is corrupt; it doesn't matter. These stories and testimonies will move you. You will have a whole new world opened up before your eyes, I guarantee it.The quality and high budget of the film was also impressive. They got Marshal Mathers,Woody Allan, Susan Sarandon, Curtis Jackson, and many other celebrities Coming forth and telling their involvement and/or personal experiences regarding the war on drugs. Moreover, they have actual dealers and mules, as well as DEA agents, cops, lawyers, and more spelling out the craziness that is this war,Highly, highly recommended by this documentary enthusiast.

Most documentaries nowadays have excellent production value. This one is no different. It makes its point eloquently with appealing footage and (political) arguments all sautéed in an emotionally-rich sauce. It's effective if manipulative.The message is controversial. It is outside, way outside, the mainstream understanding of drugs, its effects (medical and recreational), and its politics. Granted, public understanding of drugs is essentially zero and any form of knowledge, no matter how trivial, necessarily surpasses the official, infantile message of "evilness".However, it is a mistake to think this is an educational documentary or that it is a documentary that will teach you anything relevant about any of the topics allegedly addressed. It is just (political) entertainment that will find fertile ground among a certain clique.

This film can only be surprised as a unique surprise that captivated my attention from start to finish. How to make money selling drugs is not just a documentary on the war on drugs, but a powerful portrayal of actual people that spin off the screen and permeate our thoughts on a prevalently discussed topic. Regardless of the person being interviewed, we see deeply into each person's story - their "importance" in the drug world is all equal in terms of the connection you get to each story.But the film is not just introspective and thought provoking, it is funny, witty and entertaining in a way that I don't often find.Bravo!