A routine yet quality performance from Jake Gyllenhaal

Rating: 9/10 (23 November 2017)

This creepy yet engaging film features Jake Gyllenhaal as the main guy: a Sherlock-like character who is smart at getting what he wants but really does not know how to socialise. He also keeps his cool for most of the film and says kinda brutal stuff in that calm voice, making it sound more effective. The movie shows the lengths to which journalists go to (i.e. invading crime scenes) get stories and money. On top of that, Bloom (Gyllenhaal's character) is severely apathetic. Gyllenhaal definitely performed well as a desperate man turned desperado (in a way).
This was also a rather simple movie (low budget, good performances and writing) and I like that (I hate overspending and then losing a ton of money). The music also fit the situations nicely, especially the montage of Bloom filming crime scenes, downloading video files and buying stuff (that particular bit was smooth and not too loud).
Riz Ahmed (THE PILOT from Rogue One) later comes in and also fits his role as Rick, another desperate man, quite well - not having a lot of dialogue, but still having enough for people and Bloom to understand him. His California accent is also suitable.
This movie's story is entertaining (proven by a nomination for Best Original Screenplay) and it's fun to see how much Bloom controls his world and the people around him, through whatever means necessary. I think my only criticism is Bloom's personal history not really being explained. Nonetheless, this movie's damn good.