Boogie Nights

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Jesse A One of the greatest movies ever made. The cast, the cinematography, the writing, everything in this film is a A+. This movie is a drama by nature, but finds a way to be so funny, and also has some of the most suspenseful scenes that any thriller movie would be jealous of. Mark Wahlberg gives a career performance as Eddy Adams from Torrance, CA, who because of his...size, becomes an overnight sensation in the 1970s adult film industry becoming known as Dirk Diggler. We see Dirk become apart of a family of adult film makers and enjoy the success of fame. But in a true Icarus story, Dirk flies too close to the sun, and falls terribly. We see the supporting characters all battle society's stereotypes of sex workers and how they are treated. Don Cheatle gives a career best performance in this movie as well, showing the rise and fall of his own character. The cast is rounded out by stellar performances by Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Philip Seymour-Hoffman and John C. Reilly. This film is a classic and should be viewed as such. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Sams K It's a shame how underrated is this. Great movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Wayne B An absolute triumph. Loosely based on the life of porn star John C Holmes. The main character has a similar troubled path and shows his existence in and out of the industry. The troubled lives of the actors, directors and producers is very believable because this has all loosely happened. Just nailed it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review mark g I think one of the greatest films ever made. To this day, my favorite film of all time. Too many people think it is a film about the porn industry. In reality, it's about people in search of some form of happiness, finding it, losing it, and maybe finding it again. Great characters and more than a few iconic scenes. Movie perfection. Get over the porn hang-up, that is merely the backdrop. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Christian S Well written, directed and acted. Excellent movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Blu B Brutal, Raw, and Riveting. Everything is a masterclass in film making. The camerawork is one of the most fleunt I have ever seen. It literally feels like the camera is gliding so effortlessly as if shots are and movement is so natural you don't even feel like it's cinematic. It's somewhat a combination of a Altman stlye multiple storylines though clearly Whalberg is the main focus. It comes together ever so often with a scene where all the characters are shared together and really is just an incredible touch and makes it never feel jumpy. I will say Cheadle's story while really good probably could've been cut and not much would be lost to trim the bloated but entirely justified run time down. Reily is amazing here also and Reynolds is a standout as well only second arguably to Mark Whalberg who gives along with everyone else here a incredible performance. This is probably the best thing Whalberg has ever done. If you only grew up seeing him in Transformers, bad comedies, or The Happening it will be jaw dropping for you to see him like this. The subject matter is fasintaing and echoes the likes of Goodfellas at times with a warning against excess, drugs, and inflated egos. As long as everyone understands there is a lot of R Rated nudity in this and can handle that, than everyone should give this a try once. The film making on display here is equisite. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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