Louis Bloom is a seriously messed up guy

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2014)

Like the character Rick states about Louis Bloom, played mesmerizing by Jake Gyllenhaal, who should definitely make the long-list for an Academy Award nomination - Louis Bloom is a seriously messed up guy. At times unsettling - this is a film about a man with an unquenchable drive to make it big in a prime-time, niche market and will use & trample anyone who stands in his way. The cold, sociopath, in your face over-sharing way he deals with people; is the essence of the character which comes across quite strongly, in that Jake Gyllenhaal dominates almost every frame of the film in which he appears. A strong recommendation for a film which hijacks your expectations - I give it a sound 8/10 ratings score.