Seriously intense and engaging film with a masterful performance from Jake Gyllenhaal

Rating: 8/10 (22 March 2015)

Yes! This film was awesome! I had some high expectations too, from all the positives I'd heard about the movie. It's about a guy who listens to crimes on a police scanner and goes to the scene of the crime to get footage of it and sell it to news stations. That premise alone would have gotten me excited for the film, but they took it a step further. They got Jake Gyllenhaal to come in and give an incredible performance. Can we get this guy nominated for Oscars? Because he deserves it. He completely transformed on screen. He plays this slick, creepy, immoral guy absurdly well. It was astounding to me that the same guy played a mild tempered cowboy in Brokeback Mountain. Major points to Gyllenhaal, as he elevates this already great movie. This film is seriously intense and engaging as well. You'll have your eyes glued to the screen the entire time. It's riveting to see him get better and better at this morally and legally questionable job. Towards the end of the film there is this brilliant scene that just perfectly displays what type of guy Gyllenhaal's character is and what he will do to get the perfect shot. Nightcrawler exceeded all my expectations and I highly recommend it.