No touch of humanity in a strange World

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2015)

I was expecting a lot from "nightcrawler". Not only had it won many prizes, so was critically acclaimed and gained good reviews from leading film critics, but the trailer also added to this excitement. In the end, I was positively surprised, but also disappointed in some aspects.
Watching Nightcrawler feels like watching the account of one person's somewhat tragic life. Jake Gyllenhall is more than convincing in his role as the lonely cameraman of a lowly rated TV Channel, Louis Bloom, in a sinister and GTA 5 like Los (Santos) Angeles. The cinematography is especially striking. With most of the scenes shot at night, its the perfect movie for the night.
Gyllenhaals character, Louis Bloom, makes us feel very uncomfortable. He seems to be this robot-like persona, so eager to make it on the big stage and gain respected, that he forgets about himself and has no respect for other human beings. We are searching constantly for flaws or a touch of humanity, but are unable to find any in the end.
Even though some scenes feel very much inflicted by dark humour, in the end this is still a very much saddening movie best watched on your own, in bed and with the early hours of the day lurching around the corner, just like Louis Bloom does while listening to police signals of murders, robberies and other crimes