The beginning of "Drugstore Cowboy" starts out well and the robberies are interesting, but that's all this movie has to offer. Matt Dillon acts well in the first half of the movie, but his acting deteriorates in the second half. His turnaround to the good life is not acted with enough emotion. The script is also poor so Dillon isn't totally to blame. On the plus side, Heather Graham does a fine job in the film and its too bad her part is so small.
A truly great film about the drug life is "Requiem for A Dream". That movie chews up and spits out "Drugstore Cowboy". Ellen Burstyn should have won the Oscar for Best Actress that year.
A truly great film about the drug life is "Requiem for A Dream". That movie chews up and spits out "Drugstore Cowboy". Ellen Burstyn should have won the Oscar for Best Actress that year.