With its ceaseless music, large canvas, shrewd casting and flawless ensemble acting and the dexterity of its whiplashing mood switches, the movie recalls Robert Altman's "Nashville" more than any subsequent movie has.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Has the quality of many great films, in that it always seems alive.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Mark Wahlberg, in a star-making performance, has the kind of electric ingenuousness that John Travolta did in "Saturday Night Fever."Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Isn't just an expose of the porn industry -- it's a provocative and involving character study, as well.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
A true storyteller, able to easily mix and match moods in a playful and audacious manner, he (Anderson) is a filmmaker definitely worth watching, both now and in the future.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
The movie's special gift happens to be Mark Wahlberg, who gives a terrifically appealing performance in this tricky role.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
So here's a tip for those attending this handsomely acted, epic-length little film. Ease into the sleaze, stare at the party animals, look but don't touch, and, oh, boogie all night.
[October 6, 1997]Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: B.J. Sigesmund
A stunning glimpse at acting -- and life -- in the raw.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Charles Taylor
Moore, who may be the most unpredictably talented actress in movies right now, plays Amber with an inseparable mixture of maternal feeling and lust that's flabbergasting.Read Full Review »
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Slate: Sarah Kerr
These late scenes are over the top, as mean and reductive as editorials in a tabloid, and they nearly extinguish the moral subtlety of what's gone before.Read Full Review »
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