Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by James H — 24 Mar 2017

Nightcrawler is one of the best crime thrillers of this decade. Jake Gyllenhaal is Oscar worthy (and I feel like if this had come out in the 70s, he would have won an Oscar and this film would have got best picture, similar to Drive), anyway, what makes him so good is that he is able to make a character that could create mixed opinions, and make him likeable.

The cinematography is beautiful and the director was able to utilise LA well. The score was also euphoric and the tension was built well in the bigger and bolder scenes. I love the way the film handled the ethics of what Lou is doing as well because it's subtle enough that it doesn't take away from the story, but not subtle enough for you to not realise that they are there.