Difficult to watch, but you can't look away

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2015)

Tense, unpleasant and yet undeniably mesmerizing, 'Nightcrawler' feels very much a kindred spirit to Martin Scorsese's classic film 'Taxi Driver', and there's definitely more than a little Travis Bickle in Lou Bloom, played to perfection by the always interesting Jake Gyllenhaal.
We know from the opening frames that this is a character for whom there is no redemption and all we can do is tag along with him as he finds his purpose by exploiting the misery of others.
Though there's certainly commentary on the current state of TV journalism, 'Nightcrawler' is first and foremost a chilling look into the mind of a sociopath.