Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Cameron T — 06 Jul 2015

Oscar worthy performance...just too creepy to be nominated...like Killer Joe.

This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Cameron T on 06 Jul 2015.

Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.

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Seeing this movie, it was amazing how Jake gyllenhal acted, you couldn't even tell who the actor was because he seemed exactly like his character…

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