Review of Boogie Nights (1997) by Daniel S — 17 Jul 2012
Director P.T. Anderson's close, unaltered look at late 70s porn industry is a cinematic grab bag: a terrific cast, flawless direction, great and fitting soundtrack and costumes take you right back to the early stages of an industry that took itself a little too seriously.
While the first half of the film is mostly amusing in a showing a couple of character's attempts to become super stars, the second part of the film follows them further down the spiral as their dreams get shattered and, like so often, drugs ruin everything.
The result is ugly, naughty, funny, realistic and violent. Even though the film is two and a half hours long, consists of several long party sequences and combines a lot of characters, it never fails in its attempt to portray their miserable lives realistically.
Even though we laugh and shake our heads at some of their lousy decisions, we still wish them well. And the very last scene is so surprising and blunt, the film leaves you with your jaw on the floor.
This review of Boogie Nights (1997) was written by Daniel S on 17 Jul 2012.
Boogie Nights has generally received positive reviews.
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