Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Lasttimeisaw — 08 Dec 2014
A cinema-going to continually witness Jake Gyllenhaal’s unstoppable resurgence to be the most versatile and ardent actor among his peers. After last year’s one-two punch PRISONERS (2013, 8/10) and ENEMY (2013, 8/10), NIGHTCRAWLER is screenwriter Dan Gilroy’s director debut, set in L.
A., the title refers to hired hands who usually drift at night, as soon as any accident or crime happens, they will rush to the scene and take lurid photos and videos, then sell them to the local media for highest bid.
Gyllenhaal’s Louis Bloom is one of them, he is so good at it and professes that he is born to do this job, what’s more chilling is that he is a callous sociopath with no moral boundary, even more shockingly is the society not only condones him, but encourages and rewards him bountifully.
This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Lasttimeisaw on 08 Dec 2014.
Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.
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