Nightcrawler

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Nightcrawler

7.8 | 1h58m | R | en | Drama

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

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7.8 | 1h58m | R | en | Drama , Thriller , Crime | More Info

Released: October. 31,2014 | Released Producted By: Bold Films , Sierra/Affinity Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://nightcrawlerfilm.com

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Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal , Riz Ahmed , Rene Russo

Director

Melani Petrushkin

Producted By

Bold Films , Sierra/Affinity

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Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

as Louis Bloom

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Rene Russo

as Nina Romina

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andrewroy-04316 Nightcrawler is an extreme example of a narrowly focused character drama: we don't get backstory on Bloom or much detail on the people and events outside of Bloom. Even in studying Bloom, we only see him in action; Gilroy doesn't spend any time showing the time Bloom puts in to prepare for being an independent filmer, it's all shown in his practiced knowledge of minor details and robotic explanations of successful companies. It works extremely well as a character study, as we clearly see Bloom's willingness to do anything to succeed and cold calculation with other people. It did feel a little too easy for him in many regards. His entrance into the industry was surprisingly smooth for someone with zero background experience, and his success with the news company seemed unlikely. His personal threats never came back to bite him, and he somehow never got caught despite his absurdly risky plays on crime scenes. I would imagine the police would be far more aggressive in investigating him than they were; both he and the news company didn't get nearly as much flack as they deserved. Nevertheless, Nightcrawler absolutely keeps you engrossed the entire time and is a fantastic character study of a sociopathic, aggressive main character played in one of the great recent acting performances from the man at the top of the game.

leethomas-11621 It's a pity Gyllenhaal's great performance is in a movie where the plot lets him down. There is ample evidence from his digital records - cell phone and computer - for the police to charge him. And earlier, you have to overlook triple murderer parking his SUV in the street neverthelone not even trying to disguise it! Otherwise, a wonderful expose of TV news.

Griffin Dumeer Nightcrawler is the story of Lewis Goldberg, who finds that his true calling is in Freelance photography. The story that follows shows the true grittiness and cutthroat nature of the job, all shown threw the eyes of Lewis, played by the impeccable Jake Gylennhall, who gives one of the greatest performances these eyes have ever seen. He is fascinating and creepy as this loner who is very apathetic towards other humans, and thus has no problem doing certain things, such as moving a dead body, to get the best shot possible to sell to the local news station. This is a difficult role to tackle, and Gylennhall does it with ease. He lost a lot of weight for this movie, and he looks so ghastly, almost supernatural. The best performances are the ones where the actor completely disappears into the role, and Gylennhall does this with flying colors. But the script is also extremely exhilarating. Not once was there a dull moment in the move. It's all extremely intriguing. An absolute must-see.

pdbeckman Wow, what a ride this movie is. A perfect combo of drama, action, acting and great writing. One of the few times my heart beat increased watching a movie.