STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Julianne Moore William H Macy Mark Wahlberg Burt Reynolds Don Cheadle Heather Graham

Directors Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenwriters Paul Thomas Anderson

Running Time 156 minutes

Boogie Nights (18)

Plot
The rise and fall of porn-star Dirk Diggler, his sizeable schlong and the '70s sex industry itself.

Verdict
Its world lovingly captured with snaking camera angles that hit every time (panning jerkily around a disco, spying furtively through the viewfinder of a porn cinematographer, split screens etc.) Boogie Nights is loaded with lascivious colour, poisoned with lacerating traumas and pumped full of wit. Better than sex. Very nearly.


Reviewer: Christopher Hemblade

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