He's kind of a dick

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2014)

Our main protagonist is just a common thief from the beginning who evolves into opportunist that benefits from human tragedy... at first just what he encounters but then escalates to the tragedy he orchestrates for the camera (money being his only God), how he came about the extreme opportunistic ability to force those around him into submission is never really addressed except with a scene where he claims he took an online business course (with unlikely results). Gyllenhaal denigrates nicely but there seems to be no tipping point where he measures the pluses and minuses before making his decisions culminating in a clash of likability for the character and utter disgust.