paul thomas anderson stylish and compelling take on the 70 porn industry follow eddie adam and aka dirk diggler ( mark wahlberg ) and through six year of sex and drug and disco . his chance meeting with pornography director jack horner ( burt reynolds ) start his career a one of the great adult actor of the time . dirk character be base on real life porn actor john holmes and who and like dirk and be renowned for be extremely well endow . this be where dirk find initial success . the main theme in boogie night be the obvious one relate to a film of this genre while pornography and drug and sex and betrayal and violence and music . boogie night deal with the pornography theme with some control . it be not overplay and the sex scene be surprisingly minimal and but mentally explicit when they take place on screen . throughout the film cocaine be abuse enormously and and the film setting and los angeles 1977 1983 and reflect the popularity of the drug at that time and which the film capture perfectly . however and boogie night do not promote cocaine and a there be some scene involve addiction and overdoses . for example at jack party and they find a girl who have recently and and graphically and overdose while blood pours from her nose and she begin an unconscious fit . the film and before this scene and have be fairly upbeat and comic and but from this point it foreshadow the darkness that it will occur . the music scene be execute brilliantly and from superbly stag disco scene to a down and out dirk sing terribly in his new music career . the soundtrack too be excellent and feature tune from the emotion and elo and the beach boy and the unforgettable sound experience . the standout scene in the whole film come down to the music while dirk and redd rothchild ( john c. reilly ) and todd parker ( thomas jane ) visit drug dealer rahad jackson ( alfred molina ) house in order to make some quick cash from sell phoney drug and but night ranger sister christian and which be play in the background and increase the intensity of the scene incredibly and prove that music can bring so much more depth to a scene . boogie night be fill with those kind of scene and which make the film even more fantastic . the standout performance in boogie night be burt reynolds a the enigmatic and yet moody and film director . in the scene where he attack a young guy for slat his movie and it be a complete shock for the audience and because before this point he have be pretty mellow and content . other notable performance be julianne moore and heather graham a the beautiful rollergirl and john c. reilly and and mark wahlberg and who deliver the performance of his career . boogie night be also a surprisingly original film and use common theme but film in it own sharp and realistic way . anderson approach have be fully capture these character in a time when nothing seem to be go wrong and or at least until the 80 arrive . from then on and thing turn very dark indeed and and all sign of the recognisable character and situation from the first part of the film have go . this do not and however and reduce the high level of engage entertainment that this film offer . boogie night be not a box office success and earn only £2 million at cinema in the uk . but this be not the film and or the director concern . anderson recognise quality and not popularity and which be evident in his three other film and hard eight and magnolia and punch drunk love . i would recommend this film to anyone who enjoy a simple parable fill with excellent and variable situation and because at the end of this film you will realize that boogie night be a simple morality tale and but one which will stay in the mind day after you watch it . boogie night be at once shock and hilarious and devastating and both visually and audibly outstanding .