"Nightcrawler" is an Underrated Masterpiece
Nightcrawler (2014) I've always held true to the belief that Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the best actors of our generation, and after witnessing his performance in Nightcrawler I knew that I was right to think so. The heartthrob thinned back his hair, bugged out his eyes, and took on some unsettling yet subtle twitchy mannerisms in his portrayal of Louis Bloom, a freelance cameraman who speeds through Los Angeles in search of grisly footage to capture and sell to news stations for a price. This film is perhaps the most realistic portrayal of a sociopath I have ever seen, and it is absolutely phenomenal in its pacing, tone, bizarrely upbeat soundtrack, and the performances delivered by every actor in its cast. Sociopaths in films, particularly in darker genres such as this, have the tendency to be depicted as serial killers or outright monsters. Nightcrawler opts for something more realistic, instead deciding to show the sort of sociopaths who you might live right next d...