Law Breaking, Breaking News.

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2016)

A sociopath like individual, who - though his behaviour is incredibly abnormal, has a certain code of conduct and a constant and unbiased logic that really provides him with strong credibility throughout the film, so much so that one has to keep reminding themselves not to like him, because he is the bad guy. Though Lou's logic really is quite admirable, it is not user-friendly and his execution of said logic is wrong, dishonest and criminal.
Without taking the whole dissociative disorder route, Nightcrawler was able to somehow create a lead character who is both the protagonist and antagonist, who also was able to make you feel uncomfortable most times he was on screen, because of his unpredictable, though logical, but illicit nature.
Nina, portrayed by Rene Russo, assists greatly in highlighting the protagonist in Lou, making her another aspect the viewer has to keep in mind, when straying away from disliking Lou, because he is an antagonist at his core, but still, somehow one keeps finding themselves hating to love him. I mean what he does to Joe is vicious, immoral and evil, yet still, you don't quite find yourself completely against him... Or maybe that's also because of how impressively well Jake Gyllenhaal knocks this character out the park.
Ultimately though, what Lou ends up doing to Rick, even though Lou was doing what Lou does, which is calculating, weighing and using logic, finally gets one completely against him, like how it should be, given his depraved execution.
Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal deserve a round of applause with this one. The writing, direction and performance was exciting and gripping. Rene Russo was graceful and the supporting cast was compulsory. A title reminiscent of an incessant bug delivered by a performance which captures said image almost flawlessly, I give Nightcrawler a solid 9.2/10.