Excellent portrayal of a disturbed mind

Rating: 9/10 (10 November 2014)

10 November 2014 Fiona's Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight - Nighcrawler. I googled the question 'What is a Nightcrawler' and got the description......A person who is socially active at night. Our main character is not what you might call socially active, more like unsocially active. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, a man down on his luck who has turned to petty theft to make his money. Passing an accident on the highway one night he stops to take a closer look and observes a video news crew filming the wreck. After talking to the news crew he gradually realises that here is an opportunity for him to make some money. However Louis is one creepy guy and the lengths he goes to to get his film on the news is disturbing. Jake played Louis so well, I found myself almost disliking the actor as well as the character he was playing. As I said this film was mostly shot at night and portrays the real underbelly of news reporting in LA. As Louis Bloom gains in experience he starts to merge the true news with his own portrayal and what starts as a tale of a man somewhat down on his luck turns into a real psychological thriller. An excellent piece of acting from Jake. Not my usual choice of film but I enjoyed it immensely.