Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a riveting film, both in it's characterization, and story. Jake Gyllenhaal gives one of the best performances I've seen in a long time, he made me root for him despite all the heinous things he does throughout the movie. One part of his character I loved was that you were never really sure if he was a sociopath, or just socially inept. We're never truly let into his mental state until one great scene later in the movie, that answered so many of my questions in the perfect way. Everything he does seems logical in some way, but more messed up than anything. He's grounded by his "employee," another great character played by Riz Ahmed. Gyllenhaal was able to portray the perfect catalyst the film needed to provide takes on greed and human connection, and how those two can feed each other. The ending, also the most polarizing part of the film, was in my opinion, great. However, there were small scenes that aren't very important to the story, that just don't tie in with the rest. This is more of a nitpick than anything, just something that should be said. This is a must watch, if you get the chance.