Movie #977 "Nightcrawler" was one of the most uncomfortable film viewing I have ever experienced. The pacing is low and measured, the scenes usually dark and bloody (usually accidents or homicides), and Jake G. is so much inhabiting this character of "Lou," You as the watcher want to walk away and say "enough is enough" but Lou keeps descending those steps into hell (or in this case the media world) and WE watch, much like we would watch an accident. I have never seen such a movie; the closest thing is probably Rupert Pupkin in "Taxidriver" but it is even more depressing than that film, so that tells you something. There's some dark humor but it mostly exists as an indictment to our news and how we are prepared to distort, and yes even manufacture the news to stay on the top! We watch Lou as he learns, along with us, just what he has to do to succeed in this business, and it's intriguing to see just far he will go. At one point, he is moving a body and I found myself saying (almost out loud) ohmygod! I might have said too many nice things about this film --- it isn't for everyone, for sure. You need a strong stomach, and you shouldn't be going to the movie to come out "feeling good" ---- and no kids! This movie is going to be around for a while because I think it might garner a few nominations for the actors, and maybe music score? and editing? Not sure, but the script is nominated, too, besides the above, for spirit awards the night before the oscars, so attention has been paid already.
Nightcrawler
Our best guess for you: 3.2 stars
Average of 2337 ratings: 3.9 stars
Eager for any work that will make ends meet, Lou Bloom joins the flock of camera crews prowling the nighttime streets of Los Angeles in search of scandal and crime. But before long, Lou finds himself caught in the tabloid limelight.
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