I have not seen a film that was this engaging in a while

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2015)

I was sitting here on a rainy Sunday afternoon, and looked to see if I could find a 'decent' film to watch, and boy was this more than decent!
This film really does cater to a lot of tastes. There is human psychology, very engaging acting, fast action car scenes through out, blood and gore... I won't list everything however.
I found myself sweating during this film, (and no my heating wasn't on full whack) it was just that engaging and emotive, filled with suspense and creepy moments of Jake Gyllenhaal pressuring and manipulating other characters to do whatever he wanted them to.
The film is kept in one direction and doesn't deviate from that direction, not even to show sex scenes for example. The director really kept the footage focused on the key parts of the storyline. There is not too much back story, you are just there in the moment with Lou, the main character and his well thought through and ruthless plan to dominate life. "Let's watch it unveil together shall we?"
You are in for a wild ride if you are about to watch this film, and if you have already watched it, you may now sit back in your seat, the edge is starting to get worn down.