Nightcrawler

2014 "The city shines brightest at night"
7.8| 1h58m| R| en
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When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

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Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
andrewroy-04316 Nightcrawler is an extreme example of a narrowly focused character drama: we don't get backstory on Bloom or much detail on the people and events outside of Bloom. Even in studying Bloom, we only see him in action; Gilroy doesn't spend any time showing the time Bloom puts in to prepare for being an independent filmer, it's all shown in his practiced knowledge of minor details and robotic explanations of successful companies. It works extremely well as a character study, as we clearly see Bloom's willingness to do anything to succeed and cold calculation with other people. It did feel a little too easy for him in many regards. His entrance into the industry was surprisingly smooth for someone with zero background experience, and his success with the news company seemed unlikely. His personal threats never came back to bite him, and he somehow never got caught despite his absurdly risky plays on crime scenes. I would imagine the police would be far more aggressive in investigating him than they were; both he and the news company didn't get nearly as much flack as they deserved. Nevertheless, Nightcrawler absolutely keeps you engrossed the entire time and is a fantastic character study of a sociopathic, aggressive main character played in one of the great recent acting performances from the man at the top of the game.
acebreaoeva Jake Gyllenhaal gives one of the best performances ever in this crazy thriller. He should've been nominated for the Oscar to go along with every other award he was nominated for. Despite Jake's character basically being the villain, you can't help but to root for him. A must watch!
leethomas-11621 It's a pity Gyllenhaal's great performance is in a movie where the plot lets him down. There is ample evidence from his digital records - cell phone and computer - for the police to charge him. And earlier, you have to overlook triple murderer parking his SUV in the street neverthelone not even trying to disguise it! Otherwise, a wonderful expose of TV news.
rensvanloenhout I went into this movie thinking it was about a normal guy filming things at night. I was surprised by how the main character acted and overall pretty impressed by the movie. I can recommend this movie because it has a lot of tension and suspense which makes the movie really entertaining to watch.