Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Thomas B — 24 Jul 2016

***.

Its got a great performance by Jake Gyllenhaal and an interesting premise, but Nightcrawler gets bogged down by uneven pacing.

This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Thomas B on 24 Jul 2016.

Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.

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