Great suspenseful thriller

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2015)

Nightcrawler (2014) is a Crime/thriller directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Reno Russo and Riz Ahmed. The story takes place in the sprawling city of L.A, the film is about Lois Bloom a man who is desperate for work and starts work in filming crime scenes and selling it for a profit.
Jake Gyllenhaal is the highlight of this film possibly giving the best performance of his career as he carries the 2 hour movie along. If nothing else see it for his performance. He lost weight for his performance as he visualized his character as a coyote. Riz Ahmed also gives a great supporting performance as assistant to Jake Gyllenhaal. Riz Ahmed rode with actual night-crawlers to get better understanding for his role.
Rene Russo as a news director does a good performance as well. She provides as a push in Lois rise. The cinematography is stunning from the opening shot the film pulls you in into the dark streets and the city of L.A. This is also worth the price of the ticket.
The score is great as well creating a dark atmosphere but it's not the most memorable score as it could of used more contemporary music.
This is Dan Gilroy's directorial debut and he's really outdone himself I can't wait to see what he does next.
Nightcrawler is a contender for one of the best movies of the year and after seeing it twice I liked it even more the second time I saw it. The acting, the stunning cinematography, score and direction is the reason to see this film. Highly recommend Film rating: 8.7/10