Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Axgrinder — 19 Dec 2014
Entertaining and different. Jake Gyllenhall plays a sociopathic denizen of Los Angeles eking out an existence by stealing and pawning scrap materials. We learn early on that he has no qualms about using violence, if necessary, to accomplish his goals.
He likes to talk and he frequently tries to convince people that he’s a successful business man, a mover and shaker, who’s moving up in the world. But, he’s more than unconvincing, and when he talks people look at him as though he were Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.
He’s a mimic, without a moral compass. He tries to parrot the words and actions of those around him, and he’s a quick learner. Rene Russo plays an aging TV news director working the night shift at the lowest rated TV station in LA.
Gyllenhall learns that she will pay cash money for video footage of car crashes and other dirty laundry, if he can get it to her first. Bill Paxton is Gyllenhalls’ competition. Gyllenhall wants more than just a job, he wants it all, and as man without a conscious he’ll do anything to get it.
This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Axgrinder on 19 Dec 2014.
Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.
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