Nightcrawler

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This film is an incredibly well done psychological thriller that will leave you amazed or horrified. I would give Nightcrawler an 8.5/10.

Nightcrawler is a testament to good modern storytelling; the cold treatment of humanity in this film is really something that sets this film apart from anything else out right now. It moved with great pacing and built up a story that progressed in exactly the right way. The musical score was also quite harrowing and chilling, so that was great. I really have to give this film a huge credit in terms of it's cinematography as well, this film's gaze of a cameraman without a moral code had a great way of looking at Gyllenhaal in a very in depth way.

Rene Russo, who played Nina Romina, who had some brilliant character development, her desperate need to succeed mirrored Gyllenhaal's excellent portrayal every step. Riz Ahmed, who played Rick, was one of the high comedic points of the film; he also gave the film a sense of grounding in how he portrayed Rick.

However this film was led by it's leading actor exceptionally making Jake Gyllenhaal, who played Louis Bloom, my favourite for this film. He nailed a role that was obsessive to a point of sociopathic nature. He played fast and loose with both a comedic portrayal and a sincere dramatic portrayal of an insincere guy. This wasn't by any means a protagonist that you want to like, but it is without a doubt one of the best performances of the year.

The only thing I felt Nightcrawler failed in was it's lack of developing characters, the story just felt very bland in that it captured what you saw and expected from these characters already.

Bill Paxton, who played Joe Loder, had very little screen presence in the film and failed to leave much of a ladting impression or impact upon the film.