Sociopath is winning

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2015)

Nightcrawler. Starring Jake Gyllenhall, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed and Bill Paxton. Directed by Dan Gilroy (Reel Steel and Bourne Supremacy). Lou Bloom is unemployed desperate for work sociopath; he is desperate to enter the murky world of crime journalism after an accidental collision with other freelance camera crews, he gets an insight into the cut throat business of night crawling for hard line news. With every police and fire engine siren or a gunshot noise comes big bucks and a step forward in his pursuit for being accepted as well as respected in Lou Bloom's new field of work. With a ruthless business plan, he will stop at nothing to get to where he wants be. People are a formality to Lou and "to win the lottery you need to earn the money to buy the lottery ticket". You won't see a better thriller in the last couple of years. Jake Gyllenhall, Rene Russo and Britain's own Riz Ahmed give great individual performances. In my opinion, this film should be nominated for an academy award. If you haven't checked this film out then make it a priority. You won't regret it. 7.5/10