The Early Bird Catches The Worm When He Eliminates The Competition.

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2015)

I'm giving this film a 7 out of 10, because of the originality of plot. I've never seen a film quite like it. Although I have given the film a generous rating, the film is not without its flaws.
This film is the most controversial film of 2014. The film portrays an egocentric, compulsive and soul-less character Lou Bloom(played by Jake Gyllenhaal), who will stop at nothing to get what he wants and by whatever means necessary.
Plot: Lou Bloom is a thief who sells his wares at a scrap yard, Bloom asks for a job, but the yard manager tells him he will not employ a thief. Undaunted, Lou looks for better prospects and he finds this opportunity while watching a freelance film crew he sees working the scene of a car crash.
Lou steals a racing bicycle and trades it for a camcorder and radio scanner. He shoots the aftermath of a carjacking and offers the footage to a local TV station. The morning news director, Nina (Rene Russo), buys the footage and encourages Lou to continue his work. Thus Lou finds that by shooting raw footage of crime scenes and accidents as they happen, he could make a lot of fast money. Lou hires an assistant, Rick (Riz Ahmed), a young man just out of high school and desperate for money.
See the film and find out what happens next...
The acting, photography, background sound-effects are professionally handled. Dan Gilroy makes a superb debut as director and this film makes a solid starting point in his career as a director. While watching this film, you'd never expect that this was made by an inexperienced newcomer(remember Spielberg's Duel 1971 film).
The best actor in the film is Jake Gyllenhaal. He is complemented well by veteran actors Bill Paxton and Rene Russo. I hadn't seen Bill Paxton for a long time. I think the last film I saw of his was Twister(1996).
You may also like - Jake Gyllenhaal films: Zodiac (2007), Source Code(2011), End Of Watch(2012), Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Rene Russo films: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak, Get Shorty (1995), Tin Cup (1996), Ransom (1996), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).
Bill Paxton films: Aliens(1986), True Lies (1994), Predator 2 (1990), Near Dark (1987), Monolith (1993).