Nightcrawler – Movie Review
First Reaction – Nightcrawler is a brilliant thriller.
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Director: Dan Gilroy
Writer: Dan Gilroy (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
- Rene Russo (Thor)
- Bill Paxton (Twister)
- Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
Plot: A petty thief desperate for work muscles into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.
Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Nightcrawler starts when ambitious petty thief Louis Bloom (Gyllenhaal) learns about crime journalism. He wants to help report from crime scenes and watches Joe Loder (Paxton). Louis hires Rick (Ahmed) to support his process, and he quickly learns to get the ruthless footage.
However, the deeper he gets into the world, the more lines he starts crossing. Slowly this led to him creating the stories for the media to spread.
Verdict on Nightcrawler
Recap
The movie follows a petty thief who gets into crime journalism. He starts learning quickly before getting caught in the middle of observing and creating.
Best Parts
Jake Gyllenhaal gives a career-best performance in what is one of the best thrillers of modern cinema. It shows how desperate people are for graphic stories and how the media outlets are happy to spread fear. There are plenty of disturbing incidents, that start like normal accidents or incidents before following how stories are unfolding. It is more how Louis doesn’t care about anything that happens that creates the uncomfortable environment we are thrown into.
Final Thoughts –Nightcrawler is an outstanding thriller which never backs down.