Creepy modern film noir!

Rating: 9/10 (11 February 2015)

Jake Gyllenhaal is one amazing actor. This movie left me stunned by his performance and the razor sharp script. Jakes character, Louis Bloom has mental issues - no doubt about that! He comes across as a modern and more intelligent Travis Bickle. The character has no back story development; no friends no family, he's just from " the north side of the valley." I watched the move twice in successive nights to re-analyze Mr. Bloom's mannerisms and I still still can't believe what a superb psycho-loner-loser Mr. Bloom is. He seems so real, so cold and morally empty. This is a ground breaking performance. I believe this movie will become a cult classic in the years to come. See this movie and you be stunned. The script is amazing, full of acerbic sarcasm, wanton arrogance and puerile nonsense - immature venom spewed at anyone who dare cross or question Mr. Louis Bloom. He seems all to real in todays hyper-speed connected social media morass of faceless faces, corrupted values, and perverted senses. This is almost more docu-drama than a mere drama could portray. A must see movie.