Give me a camera and I'll get you the story!

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2015)

I am now a fan of Dan Gilroy the film maker. I have never seen any of his movies before and neither have you. It was his first movie he directed and wrote. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a character who goes from having nothing to a complete news gathering company in a very short time . Give him a camera and he will find the drama to capture or extend the drama over time to claim a bigger pay check. He exists to capture drama that translates into cash from the news station and that's all that matters. Rene Russo plays the news producer who is just as jaded as Gyllenhaals character. They are very fascinating to watch. Bill Paxson, who was great in the movie twister, plays seasoned veteran in the field of work Gyllenhaal is entering. He chases news with the same passion he chased tornado's in Twister. His relationship with Gyllenhaal magnifies how bad of a person Gyllenhaal is. He is just purely sadistic. Riz Ahmed plays Gyllenhaals nearly homeless employee. He is a great actor and really reminds me of Dustin Hoffman as Ratso from Midnight Cowboy. This movie is great and it gives a good moral assessment of news gathering and making a buck out of other peoples tragedies. I like to leave a movie feeling like I understand my moral compass a little bit better afterwords...