Gyllenhaal at his finest to date, dark and twisted to perfection.

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2014)

There are times in our lives when we are so desperate for things to work, whether it is for love, money or work, but every now and then we hit rock bottom and the thought of getting back on top can either enthrall us and make us do things out of our ordinary or we fall the other way and just become a heap. Nightcrawler is about such a character that will do whatever he can to make it to the top. Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac) a down and out on his luck guy who has finally had enough and willing to do whatever he can to dig himself out of his rut and make it to the top. One night while trading stolen metals for cash Lou Bloom played by Jake Gyllenhaal is pretty much told he is nothing more than a criminal and as such unemployable even at a sheet metal yard. On his way home Lou is stopped by a road accident where he witnesses one of LA's Nightcrawler teams filming the aftermath of an accident. Nightcrawlers are siren chasers who get footage of fires, stabbing, thefts, and murders and sell them to a local news station for hopefully big bucks. Lou trades a stolen racing bike for a camera and police scanner and sets out on his own to follow the sirens and film the events that are to pass in the midst of the LA night. He quickly discovers how much money can be made from these events and sets out to be the number one Nightcrawler in LA no matter what! After shooting the aftermath of a carjacking gone horribly wrong he goes to the local news station where he meets Nina a morning news director played by Rene Russo (Thor, Ransom) who agrees to continuing buying Lou's footage if it's good enough By far one of the greatest characters Jake has ever created, this is Jake Gyllenhaal's film from begging to end, he has created one of the creepiest characters to come to film in a long time for me and in my opinion his definite best character to date. Jake was born to play this role, he is so memorable with his lines, his stares and his passive aggressive attacks on his workmate and associates, I found my skin crawl with some of the things he said and did, and anyone who can do that is well deserving of an Oscar in my book. Rene Russo is also amazing in her role again she was given great lines and she has such a talent. This is a twisted tale of how far one man can go when pushed far enough; the director in his directorial debut Dan Gilroy not only directed this masterpiece but also scripted it as well. He is definitely a man to watch in the future. He has such an amazing eye for detail and his dialogue is outstanding. There were a few slower scenes but something that is so intense can't be all edge of your seat from beginning to end. I personally think he has created an amazing piece of art something that should be spoken about not just forgotten. Not one for the little ones and then again perhaps some of the big ones may find it a little too disturbing as well. So be warned it is a very confrontational movie. So worth seeing though!