NightCrawler

                     Comfortably Uncomfortable

 From screenwriter-turned-director Dan Gilroy comes NightCrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom, a very unsettling intelligent young man living in Los Angeles,
 who is seeking work of any kind. One night, Louis stumbles into the underworld of “nightcrawling” – a nocturnal profession where freelance video crews roam the city, striving to be the first to shoot up-close-and-personal footage of crime scenes, car crashes, and other assorted tragedies - material which can then be sold to the highest bidding local news station for a healthy price.

     Jake Gyllenhaal dropped weight loss to play the character Bloom was noticeable, but it’s his ability to maintain dead-eyed enthusiasm and social In a movie that is both engaging and uncomfortable to watch that makes his performance so captivating and unnerving; an awards worthy turn, for sure. Nightcrawler tackles first world issues such as the media and the way news is obtained and delivered.  Nina {Rene Russo} a ready emotional target who is the TV executive who is driven yet vulnerable , Nina has dealings with Bloom throughout the film and is manipulated to do his will in some ways just the dinner scene alone where Bloom {Gyllenhaal} delivers a destructive monologue.

     NightCrawler is a slow building neo-noir film that succeeds mainly from the caliber of acting delivered, With Gyllenhaal giving a career best performance as Lou bloom and the
film itself with its portrayal of society and media driven news, Nightcrawler delivers to us a uncomfortable but comfortable watch.




                                                                             CannonConclusion
                                                                                     8.2/10