Slow paced burner

Rating: 6/10 (25 October 2015)

First of all let me begin by saying that the story plot and the way the movie was developing wasn't quite exciting or spectacular in the sense of an action-intense packed thriller you would expect from Hollywood ingredient stew . The pace of the film was quite contrary, opposite of fast, slow burner, slow paced and in moments quite boring, I was at the brink of turning it off as it was putting me to sleep, but i kept watching it. What attracted me was the persona of this main character Louis Bloom played by Jake Gyllenhaal who pulled it off superbly, the only factor that saved the movie from utter nonsense. The character was portrayed as antisocial, wanna-be reporter with a sinister side, and more importantly a carefully thought out plan. This is not your ordinary delusional patient and character as you can see in many movies, he's not out of his mind ( maybe a little) completely, the course of his actions and the consequences they cause are carefully calculated and analyzed. He know's what is he after, he heard the calling of his dream job and will stop at nothing to achieve the goal. At moments i was a little disturbed by this, given that the character surrounding people weren't as determined as he was to succeed and achieve greatness and not just in material sense, you get a feeling that it's not just about the money, there was a subtle feeling that his goal transcends these limitations and he is not just after the material pleasures. Needless to say, I'm not very pleased by the plot and scenario, but the way Jake transfers you these hidden and invisible elements is sublime. I recommend this movie for the people that have the patience it requires to see it through and do a little analyzing. This is my first review, critics are welcomed, thank you in advance.