Nightcrawler:The new Taxi Driver?

The city shines brightest at night.

No no no!This movie isn't about that comic book character you think is really cool.Cheer up,that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Nightcrawler revolves around a guy named Lou Bloom(Jake Gyllenhaal) as he stumbles into a new career--capturing grisly crimes and selling the footage to a news company.Soon,Lou begins to go to great lengths to get the job done and blurs the line between recording the crime and actually committing it.

Fair warning:You will not see Jake Gyllenhaal portraying a weird guy.In this movie,Jake Gyllenhaal does not exist.What you will see, is a total psychopath who goes by the name of Louis Bloom.This dude is plain crazy.You can feel something is really off and unsettling about him right from the beginning of the movie.

This character has got to be the most interesting and complex one of 2014(male,at least).It's one of those things where you know what he's doing is wrong but you still root for him because you see where he's coming from.Credits to the writers for doing such a good job at making me understand his thinking and why he does,what he does.Every aspect of this dude is unnerving.Even the way he talks to people..it's like he's constantly measuring what to say and it comes off as very unnatural(which is how it's supposed to be.So props to Gyllenhaal.).Everything he does has purpose.That's why I was kind of liking this total nut-job.He's just so good and effective in achieving his goals that you start wanting him to succeed.I love it when a movie is able to lure me in like that.It's a shame that the Academy snubbed Gyllenhaal for Best Actor.

This movie is also Dan Gilroy's directorial debut.Keeping that in mind, I must say,he does a really good job at showing us this dark side of news business.A lot of this movie is set in the streets of LA and they've been shown beautifully by Gilroy.I wonder how the movie would have been if someone like Fincher had directed it,but Gilroy isn't half bad.Twenty years down the line,when someone asks "What was Los Angeles like in 2014?",the answer would be "Watch Nightcrawler.You"ll know."

Bill Paxton is in the movie.He's sort of like a rival,maybe.But not the antagonist.That's another aspect I like about the movie.The antagonist,you could argue was Lou himself, but not the kind that you hate.Rene Russo's character was fairly relatable as well.It's understandable how her character was desperate and as a result put up with someone like Lou.

Apart from the amazing character studies and the bold theme,this movie has a very impressive screenplay and is able to keep the audience's attention for the entire duration without any trouble.The last act of this movie was handled impressively well.Seriously,the last 20 minutes were just 'nailbiting,edge-of-the-seat,won't-leave-to-take-a-piss' stuff.

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Overall, this movie is a deadly combination of brilliant acting,great photography and a well written screenplay and is surely a must-watch.

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