Review of Boogie Nights (1997) by Sean D — 22 Jan 2016
One of the most memorable and profound stories about family ever made. "Boogie Nights" is all style and slick, sexy but original fun on the surface, yet manages to tell a story focused on each one of its many delightfully hilarious and heartbreaking characters as authentically as Robert Altman underneath it all.
Yes, Paul Thomas Anderson is ripping off some other directors here, the master Altman as mentioned, as well as Scorsese with his whip-pans and musical sequences with long takes, but he manages to take all those inspirations and story motives and craft something all his own together here.
It's the film that shows you what it's really like to have a voice as a writer/director. Not many films come close to this one for me, and there's not a single moment that drags in its enthralling long running time.
This review of Boogie Nights (1997) was written by Sean D on 22 Jan 2016.
Boogie Nights has generally received positive reviews.
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