Nightcrawler is an excellent 2014 thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, about a freelance journalist out to make a name for himself, at any cost.
His character seemed to be on the autism spectrum so if that movie came out today it probably would have gotten panned by the attention seeking, online, professional victims, for villainizing mental illness. Anyway, Jakes performance was amazing and it was definitely one of the best films of the year.
I was genuinely impressed by how skin crawling creepy this character comes off. Gave me a respect for Jake Gyllenhaal that was not there prior to watching this movie.
Same here, Jake Gyllenhaal has been in some big movies, but this performance was genuinely creepy/suspenseful/sociopathethic and downright believable. He really nailed this role, sold the whole thing on his shoulders really.
This film is a masterpiece. I just couldn't believe it received almost no awards. If I remember it correctly, it wasn't even nominated for the Academy Awards.
I’ve seen this film right after watching birdman and couldn’t believe I’ve never heard of it, because let’s be honest, it’s a better film, arguably, but god damn it’s grossly underrated.
You get a hint on how well Gyllenhaal can play a manic character as an investigative journalist in the great film, _Zodiac._ In _Nightcrawler,_ seven years later, the morbid curiosity he makes you part of is a great ride.
@@jonbaxter2254 The part that really got me was the car chase at the end because It felt so plausible and realistic. Unlike a big action movie I wasn't numb to action by the end of the movie and I could absolutely picture myself being in the car with him and being as scared as his employee was about what was happening. It also looked and felt like it was a video of a real car chase.
One movie recently, Dune, made me feel, just like Critical Drinker said, that this is a very good movie, not excellent maybe but good, and it's so rare to have that feeling anymore.
I love that Louis is basically a mirror opposite of Loki, the detective Gyllenhaal played in Prisoners the year before. Loki is a true good guy, that does the thing that he thinks is best for others while still upholding that law. And add to that his tic disorder that makes him blink uncontrollably where Louis on the other hand, doesn’t blink during the whole movie.
Law Abiding Citizen wasn't really a villain but treated as one and they chickened out giving a satisfactory ending because they didn't want "the bad guy" to win. Night crawler is/was a breath of fresh air.
@@waitingondeletion Well, i have to contradict you there. Clyde wins, because he makes Nick "do the right thing". Will the world remember his manifesto ? Probably not, but he made his point and got the satisfaction he wanted in the end and Nick became "a better man" as a result. I know a lot of people wanted a second movie and Clyde to become Punisher 2.0, but i'm good with the one we got and imo it wraps up rather nicely. If anything i think the premise that he was so good at planning ahead wore a bit thin by the end of the movie; Then again, maybe that is what people wanted to see more of ? A morally grey character putting elaborate plans into motion. I see the appeal of that.
Watch Jake Gyllenhaal's eyes when he plays all these different intense characters. They're all unique. The guy has a level of control over his expression that I don't think I've ever seen before.
Just watched The Covenant a couple days ago, and it finally dawned on me how many Jake Gyllenhaal movies I liked. It's like I wasn't really ready to admit that to myself until that moment. A truly underrated actor.
It really is super creepy. They nailed the realism of the story, you can totally see all this being an actual story and that guy just roaming around LA looking for the next opportunity to make money off of horrible events
I totally agree with Drinkers thoughts on Jake's portrayal of Louis Bloom. I didn't take much notice of him in his previous roles but after seeing "Nightcrawler" I was extremely impressed and thereafter I began to pay attention to Jake Gyllenhaal to see what what other movies who would act in. A great acting performance. Would like to see Drinker do an 'Extra Shots' video on the movie "Heat" with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd and a cast of many.
The shootout at the bank all filmed in one unbroken take is one of the most epic pieces of filming in cinematic history. No crazy stunts, no cgi, just pure heart stopping action!
@@toby648 I have read Michael Mann spent some time with the LAPD Swat Team to help with the production of the movie and that sequence of scenes from when they robbed the bank and the shootout in the city streets.
I’m so glad drinker review this film, it was a gem under the numerous loud cgi heavy blockbusters we had in 2014. I’m glad the film is getting some well deserve praise after almost a decade. Thank you drinker!
Glad you finally reviewed this underrated movie. Jake's performance really creeped me out (in the best way possible) and I always thought his character reminded me of a coyote, looks scrawny yet has this dangerous aura around him. The mirror scene genuinely gave me chills. Thanks for checking it out, Drinker. 💛✌🏾
Apparently Jake lost weight to give him that gaunt coyote look, especially the way his eyes stand out even more because of it. It's a terrific performance from him.
This movie cemented Gyllenhaal as a "must watch" actor for me. I've met people like Lou Bloom and he is absolutely chilling. Riz Ahmed also turns in a great performance. That Dodge Challenger is right up there with memorable movie cars.
If you haven't seen Prisoners that is deserving of an extra shots for sure. Gyllenhaal and Jackman give amazing performances and the story is engaging to the end.
@@everything777 maybe if you are a huge action fan and it's your priority when watching a movie. But as far as storytelling, tension, realism... Doesn't hold a candle to the first Sicario
Absolutely love this movie. Despite how unnerving Gyllenhaal's performance/character is, it's an easy watch that doesn't overstay its welcome. Just an all-around good movie.
I have been present several times to see how journos work. At a free-time activity I was in, a woman from the radio tried to pressure me and others one by one to say something gory that she could use. When I was a kid in school a woman from the newspaper used a quote that made a kid look silly at a school event. A journo swooped down on a teenage couple sitting on a park bench and asked them questions, then quoted the girl as "giggling" and "swooning" in his story about teen summer love. A journo at the train station gave extremely biased info about restaurant owners before asking people if they agreed with a proposed leftist measure to clamp down on them, gathering this as statistics. A journo wrote a story about "innocent tenant harassed by ruthless landlord" EVEN AFTER he had heard the truth about this horrible tenant. He agreed to leave out the landlord's name as his concession to the truth. And across Europe, whenever left-wing extremists have attacked people protesting mass immigration, the media write about "violence at racist rally".
So underrated. This and Enemy were probably his best performances. That one with Hugh Jackman was really good, too. Prisoners? Donnie Darko was his breakout role, but I've been a fan ever since.
I just watched a video about Jake the other day and how he's such a wonderful, yet highly unsung actor. This movie was among one of his best and showed me just how incredible Jake's acting truly js.
I honestly think Jake Gyllenhaal is an incredibly talented actor, not just because of his performance in night crawler being top notch. But also performances in the covenant, brothers, and southpaw were also incredible to me.
I'm surprised that this movie hasn't appeared on any of your channels as a suggestion before, Nightcrawler is great and I totally loved it when it first came out.
I still remember getting a chill from the subtle threat Gyllenhaal issues to his partner for allowing a little gasoline to spill on the outside of his car where it could mar the paint. The line is delivered in a calm, matter-of-fact way but the naked steel underneath it really shook me.
another spine chilling scene is him listing his demands after getting a crazy scoop to Rene Russo's character which pretty much says "you'll do what you are fucking told to do next time we have sex"
I think this is his best performance yet, I've watched this one a few times, and yip, just can't take my eyes off of him the entire time. 10/10 a really great movie.
@@ifeellikedirt under the skin, the lobster, Prisoners, her, snowpiercer, ex machina, whiplash, the grand budapest hotel, gone girl. And that isnt spanning 10 years. Dont get me wrong, Nightcrawler is amazing but to say its the best in 10 years is pretty insane.
I watched ZODIAC again the other day and Jake Gyllenhaal may be my favourite actor working right now. He is constantly appearing in movies that just blow me away, like PRISONERS or the best movie of the past decade, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS.
This is one of the few films my Mrs reluctantly dragged me along to the cinerma for that I ended up pre-ordering before release and paying full price for the DVD.
Agree. Like Aaron Eckhart in TDK. He was great as Dent, but overshadowed by an even better performance by Ledger so he's overlooked. Everyone in this really did a good job, even Paxton who wasn't in it for long. But Jake kind of riveted you any time he was on screen.
Everyone bringing up Prisoners is on point. Prisoners was one of the most impactful movies I've ever watched especially as a father of little girl it truly moved me
Honestly one of the best portrayals of a psychopath I’ve seen on film. I know this association did a survey on the best psychopaths in films and they ranked Anton Chigurh as first, but honestly Lou seems like the most realistic in a sense that you can meet someone like him in your every day life. He’s charismatic, fearless, and driven by narcissistic greed which are all staples of a typical psychopath, but what really sold it was Gyllenhaal completely disappearing into the character.
While I love this movie on its own, I think it really shines as a companion piece to American Psycho, since it's really interesting to compare/contrast how the movies approach similar set-ups, protagonists, and cultural critiques through completely different tones. Contrast to Bateman, who gets completely ignored even when he outright tells people he's evil, nobody in Nightcrawler is really fooled by Lou's facade, they just misinterpret the danger signs as him being socially awkward or desperate. I also like how the plot is basically a dark version of the stereotypical "American success story", where a guy who's down on his luck is able to pull himself up with a little bit of ingenuity and relying on the right people to eventually have his own successful business. Of course, his ingenuity usually manifests as him doing something illegal or sociopathically detached, and his connections are usually cemented with manipulation or blackmail.
If you want another banger performance from Jake Gyllenhaal: Enemy. It’s the only movie I’ve ever watched where I was tense and uncomfortable from start to finish. Zero downtime or relief. Very good film!
There was a LOT of good press toward this movie when it came out. Naturally, I saw it in theaters and boy was I ever glad I did. Nothing like watching all these "nighttime promenades" in a darkened theater to get the atmosphere right. Grab the popcorn and the drink while you're at it. Hahaha! One critic even noted Jake Gyllenhaal was as old in this as Robert DeNiro was when he played Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. This movie is essentially perfect. Not a complaint.
I love movies like this. What a lot of people fail to realize is that in the real world, sometimes there is no black and white. We're all just in the gray zone, doing good and bad things for bad and good reasons. It's a brutal and honest look at the world, and it's beautiful. Great video drinker. 🎉
Fantastic movie. The fact that Gyllenhaal didn't get an Oscar for perfectly portraying a disturbingly realistic high-functioning psychopath is a fucking felony.
This film is a very good look into how ruthless and uncaring Hollywood and the media truly are when money is on the line. We all know it happens, but the media repeatedly denies it, because telling the truth is not something they are capable of doing.
Lou is a complete evil psycho but I must admit his work motto goes hard and the edits about it even more. Edit: specifically the part where’s he pretending to be an anchor.
An absolutely terrific film, one that stays with you a long time after viewing it. Compelling subject matter and incredible performances all round. Plus it has the added bonus of Bill Paxton being in it, which is always a good thing
Jake’s smaller movies like this and “Enemy”are some of my favorite movies he’s ever done and are so well executed. Glad to see you finally got around to this movie
Nightcrawler is a inspirational film. It inspires you to be the absolute BEST at whatever you do for a living, at whatever cost. And that's how i interpreted the theme of the film
Love this movie, great performance by Gyllenhaal. It's right up there with 'Taxi Driver' Amazing that it's close to 10 years old now, such a different and better time 2014 was.
Riz Ahmed Renee Russo n Bill Paxton are All on Top Form! Jake Gyllenhall is Scarily Good! This is an Amazing Film that needs more people to see! Cheers Drinker 🍻
Definitely one of the best movies of the last 10 years! Its ability to show the cold and callous side of the mainstream news syndicates and their agenda of keeping people in fear is so well executed and also showing how sociopaths can rise in any profession at the expense and disregard for others, which is sadly prevalent in most corporations today. Gyllenhaal is truly outstandingly creepy in this.
This might be my favorite performance from Jake Gyllenhaal. He's so unnerving and despicable in this film it really scared me. It's nuts to me that he didn't get an Oscar nomination for this role.
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How Jake didn't get nominated for best actor in a leading role for Nightcrawler, I'll never understand.
One of the Academy Awards worst mistakes. Think of the ground that covers.
My thoughts exactly. Ripped off.
Too close to home to acknowledge.
Truly.
His character seemed to be on the autism spectrum so if that movie came out today it probably would have gotten panned by the attention seeking, online, professional victims, for villainizing mental illness.
Anyway, Jakes performance was amazing and it was definitely one of the best films of the year.
I've never respected a movie more for making me so uncomfortable. Both Gyllenhaal's performance and the editing are top-tier filmmaking
I was genuinely impressed by how skin crawling creepy this character comes off. Gave me a respect for Jake Gyllenhaal that was not there prior to watching this movie.
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@@crowd_crafty I like Joker and Phoenix has a great actor but the performance from Gyllenhaal on this movie is another level.
Same here, Jake Gyllenhaal has been in some big movies, but this performance was genuinely creepy/suspenseful/sociopathethic and downright believable. He really nailed this role, sold the whole thing on his shoulders really.
Lou and Patrick Bateman would have the most legendary conversation ever.
I guess they'd perceive each other as the ultimate threat and try to destroy each other in the most insidious way imaginable.
That's your takeaway from this review?.... umm.... ok. 😆
@@Shifter-1040STall while talking to each other in polite passive agressive soulless corpo speak
I don't know, I think a conversation between Drax and Sherlock would be pretty neat too :D
@@manuelroger1035 Really, since both are masters of invisibility how would they ever find each other to talk? lol.
This film is a masterpiece. I just couldn't believe it received almost no awards. If I remember it correctly, it wasn't even nominated for the Academy Awards.
I’ve seen this film right after watching birdman and couldn’t believe I’ve never heard of it, because let’s be honest, it’s a better film, arguably, but god damn it’s grossly underrated.
It's too close to the truth.
@@TI4438 Definitely the most accurate portrayal of modern journalism I've seen so far.
The screenplay was nominated. Gyllenhaal was expected to be nominated but was snubbed in favor of Bradley Cooper.
It happens. Sometimes movies that deserve critical acclaim just don't get picked up on the zeitgeist's radar.
I love how Drinker still differentiates between "Journalists" and "Tabloid Journalists".
They have merged into one with Tabloids holding their position.
@@TheIndianaGeoff Incorrect, simplistic comment.
@@TheIndianaGeoff "I don't read any actual journalism but I feel like this is true"
@@viljamtheninja Investigative journalism is dead. The current year ""journalist"" is a propaganda mouthpiece and an enemy of the people.
Well, he's still young and idealistic.
You get a hint on how well Gyllenhaal can play a manic character as an investigative journalist in the great film, _Zodiac._
In _Nightcrawler,_ seven years later, the morbid curiosity he makes you part of is a great ride.
Zodiac is incredibly boring.
Nocturnal animals another great movie
@@JohnSmith-yd5wq so first of all watch your tone
@@JohnSmith-yd5wqIt was amazing, what are you talking about?
I remember walking out of the theater knowing I just saw a legendary movie. Back then an amazing movie would come out every few months.
That diner scene made my heart stop.
@@jonbaxter2254 The part that really got me was the car chase at the end because It felt so plausible and realistic. Unlike a big action movie I wasn't numb to action by the end of the movie and I could absolutely picture myself being in the car with him and being as scared as his employee was about what was happening. It also looked and felt like it was a video of a real car chase.
One movie recently, Dune, made me feel, just like Critical Drinker said, that this is a very good movie, not excellent maybe but good, and it's so rare to have that feeling anymore.
I had to pick between seeing this or John Wick that weekend in the theater. What a time to be alive, when a theater line up looks like that!
2014 was a great year for movies
Jake Gyllenhaal is pure unadulterated awesomeness.
I didn't think much of him as an actor until I saw this movie. I think he's way more suited to villainous roles.
And he didn't even get a Best Actor nomination, and I'd argue he should've won.
He's actually in several interesting films, The Guilty being another example. The man's got acting chops for sure.
He’s pretty legit for sure
@@JadeRunner Try him in Zodiac. A good guy, but very intense.
I love that Louis is basically a mirror opposite of Loki, the detective Gyllenhaal played in Prisoners the year before.
Loki is a true good guy, that does the thing that he thinks is best for others while still upholding that law. And add to that his tic disorder that makes him blink uncontrollably where Louis on the other hand, doesn’t blink during the whole movie.
Chilling villain who ended up winning everything he wanted.
Great film.
Just like real life
Law Abiding Citizen wasn't really a villain but treated as one and they chickened out giving a satisfactory ending because they didn't want "the bad guy" to win. Night crawler is/was a breath of fresh air.
@@waitingondeletion big budget films always play safe
@@waitingondeletion Well, i have to contradict you there. Clyde wins, because he makes Nick "do the right thing". Will the world remember his manifesto ? Probably not, but he made his point and got the satisfaction he wanted in the end and Nick became "a better man" as a result. I know a lot of people wanted a second movie and Clyde to become Punisher 2.0, but i'm good with the one we got and imo it wraps up rather nicely. If anything i think the premise that he was so good at planning ahead wore a bit thin by the end of the movie; Then again, maybe that is what people wanted to see more of ? A morally grey character putting elaborate plans into motion. I see the appeal of that.
I did not expect him to get away with it.
Watch Jake Gyllenhaal's eyes when he plays all these different intense characters. They're all unique. The guy has a level of control over his expression that I don't think I've ever seen before.
I watched this for the first time recently. An absolute masterpiece that shows just how excellent an actor Jake actually is.
Definitely. His best scene was kinda improvised in a way too. The broken mirror scene was an accident that he just rolled with.
@@hansgruber9685geez, there still can be room for happy accidents in modern films after all. Hallelujah!
Nightcrawler, Prisoners, Donnie Darko, Enemy, Nocturnal Animals, Zodiac...JG has been in some of the darkest non-horror films ever!
Enemy is a very interesting film… takes a couple watches to really grasp everything that happens, or doesn’t happen.
@@mister-pinkmanforget strange wptkf and just watch those it seems
Fucking love this movie, amazing performance by Jake Gyllenhaal as a complete sociopath lol
After watching this movie I think Jake would’ve made a great Joker. He’s a great actor with a lot of range
And he still manages to get the audience to kinda root for him. Brilliant.
@eoa-gw8un After drinker saying so, I'm getting more confused on which is which
Just watched The Covenant a couple days ago, and it finally dawned on me how many Jake Gyllenhaal movies I liked. It's like I wasn't really ready to admit that to myself until that moment. A truly underrated actor.
The Covenant was awesome. Hit real deep.
Loved him in Bubble Boy! Haha jk. Prisoners was when I truly started appreciating him.
One of the creepiest films I've ever seen. Infiltrating the murder scene at the house before the cops got there made my skin... Crawl...
It really is super creepy. They nailed the realism of the story, you can totally see all this being an actual story and that guy just roaming around LA looking for the next opportunity to make money off of horrible events
@@Siile_ I remember thinking some of the segments they did were like really well choreographed LiveLeak uploads
The final scene is way more vile, he knew that man, worked with him, and used him as a prop for a good shot (no pun intended)
@@jkelsey555 His character could have easily been a serial killer.
@@frankgesuele6298 He certainly shared that mindset
I think you need to see more movies with Gyllenhal. The dude is maybe the best actor working today. His performance in Prisoners is heartbreaking.
Just like journalists in real life, you nailed it Drinker.
This is easily in my top 20 of best movies of all time. The dark humor is so unique and the acting is brilliant.
This is my favorite movie! #1 since I saw it, probably never going to get knocked down. I love this movie.
For another good Gyllenhaal movie from around that era, I advice everyone to give "End of Watch" from 2012 a go.
Fuck yeah one of my favorites!
Have you seen Prisoners? One of my all time favorites. And he’s great in it as well
@@sheilapatel838 I have, that one is indeed an excellent film.
RUclips's recommending it to me under this video, too.
Donnie Brasco and the covenant as well👍
I totally agree with Drinkers thoughts on Jake's portrayal of Louis Bloom. I didn't take much notice of him in his previous roles but after seeing "Nightcrawler" I was extremely impressed and thereafter I began to pay attention to Jake Gyllenhaal to see what what other movies who would act in. A great acting performance. Would like to see Drinker do an 'Extra Shots' video on the movie "Heat" with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd and a cast of many.
Heat is easily one of the most influential crime films of all time, inspiring everything from The Dark Knight to the Grand Theft Auto series.
The shootout at the bank all filmed in one unbroken take is one of the most epic pieces of filming in cinematic history. No crazy stunts, no cgi, just pure heart stopping action!
@@toby648 I have read Michael Mann spent some time with the LAPD Swat Team to help with the production of the movie and that sequence of scenes from when they robbed the bank and the shootout in the city streets.
It really does show. One of the most realistic and intense onscreen gun battles I can recall.
I’m so glad drinker review this film, it was a gem under the numerous loud cgi heavy blockbusters we had in 2014. I’m glad the film is getting some well deserve praise after almost a decade. Thank you drinker!
Brilliant film, Jake is absolutely fantastic.
Also...I miss seeing Bill Paxton in films. He was always fun to watch. RIP.
Glad you finally reviewed this underrated movie. Jake's performance really creeped me out (in the best way possible) and I always thought his character reminded me of a coyote, looks scrawny yet has this dangerous aura around him. The mirror scene genuinely gave me chills. Thanks for checking it out, Drinker. 💛✌🏾
Apparently Jake lost weight to give him that gaunt coyote look, especially the way his eyes stand out even more because of it. It's a terrific performance from him.
Underrated by who? 95% Tomatoes. 7.8/10 IMDb.
Coyote-like. What a perfect way of putting it. Brilliant description!
Nightcrawlet is a movie I have watch several times. Good story and good acting
This movie is such a sleeper. Been a big fan of it for awhile.
This, Enemy, and Prisoners not only made me appreciate Jake, but are some of the best movies in years.
Especially Prisoners.
This movie cemented Gyllenhaal as a "must watch" actor for me. I've met people like Lou Bloom and he is absolutely chilling. Riz Ahmed also turns in a great performance. That Dodge Challenger is right up there with memorable movie cars.
One of the best Jake Gyllenhaal's performances.
If you haven't seen Prisoners that is deserving of an extra shots for sure. Gyllenhaal and Jackman give amazing performances and the story is engaging to the end.
I saw this when I was in 12th grade. I still think it is one of my favorite movies
Well now you gotta review Prisoners and Sicario, legitimately some of the greatest movies of all time
Hell yeah
Controversially, I think sicario 2 is better than the first movie
@@everything777 Nope... not even close.
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@@everything777 maybe if you are a huge action fan and it's your priority when watching a movie. But as far as storytelling, tension, realism... Doesn't hold a candle to the first Sicario
Finally some less known movie I haven't actually seen. You sold me this one
Absolutely love this movie. Despite how unnerving Gyllenhaal's performance/character is, it's an easy watch that doesn't overstay its welcome. Just an all-around good movie.
This movie has been on my to-watch list for almost a decade.
I love everything about this film. After swing it the first time back then, immediately Travis Bickle comes to mind.Damn, I miss Bill Paxton
Me too! Such a great actor taken from us way too young.
Yah, oscar calibre, fo sho, 😂🤡
This movie and Prisoners are Jake's best...he's on another level in these two movies
I went in this movie without any synopsis. Didn't knew i was watching my #3 fav movie.
I have been present several times to see how journos work. At a free-time activity I was in, a woman from the radio tried to pressure me and others one by one to say something gory that she could use. When I was a kid in school a woman from the newspaper used a quote that made a kid look silly at a school event. A journo swooped down on a teenage couple sitting on a park bench and asked them questions, then quoted the girl as "giggling" and "swooning" in his story about teen summer love. A journo at the train station gave extremely biased info about restaurant owners before asking people if they agreed with a proposed leftist measure to clamp down on them, gathering this as statistics. A journo wrote a story about "innocent tenant harassed by ruthless landlord" EVEN AFTER he had heard the truth about this horrible tenant. He agreed to leave out the landlord's name as his concession to the truth. And across Europe, whenever left-wing extremists have attacked people protesting mass immigration, the media write about "violence at racist rally".
I went to the cinemas to see this, knowing absolutely nothing about it.
It's still one of my all time favourite movies.
One of my top 5 movies of all time.
He's by a good margin, the most underrated actor in Hollywood.
Thanks for this recommendation.
Just watched it, still stuck in the atmosphere of the film.
So underrated. This and Enemy were probably his best performances. That one with Hugh Jackman was really good, too. Prisoners? Donnie Darko was his breakout role, but I've been a fan ever since.
In 'Prisoners' he also gave an outstanding performance.
I just watched a video about Jake the other day and how he's such a wonderful, yet highly unsung actor. This movie was among one of his best and showed me just how incredible Jake's acting truly js.
Definitely. I liked him in brokeback mountain. The way he handled the press with that movie was great 👍
@@hammer9881 Oh, that movie was deep and so heartbreaking.
One of the decade's best lead performances.
Yeash,,.Whomever won Best Actor the yr of this movie needs to send it to Jake,.
This is his Masterpiece~
I honestly think Jake Gyllenhaal is an incredibly talented actor, not just because of his performance in night crawler being top notch. But also performances in the covenant, brothers, and southpaw were also incredible to me.
October Sky as well. He's just a very talented man.
one of my fav movies of the past 10 years
I'm surprised that this movie hasn't appeared on any of your channels as a suggestion before, Nightcrawler is great and I totally loved it when it first came out.
I saw this in theater and it was fantastic. One of my favourite thrillers.
I still remember getting a chill from the subtle threat Gyllenhaal issues to his partner for allowing a little gasoline to spill on the outside of his car where it could mar the paint. The line is delivered in a calm, matter-of-fact way but the naked steel underneath it really shook me.
another spine chilling scene is him listing his demands after getting a crazy scoop to Rene Russo's character which pretty much says "you'll do what you are fucking told to do next time we have sex"
That scene always left me wondering what it was she wouldn’t do, especially given the nature of Bloom’s character.
Foot massage, probably
I think this is his best performance yet, I've watched this one a few times, and yip, just can't take my eyes off of him the entire time. 10/10 a really great movie.
Honestly the best movie I’ve seen in the last 10 years.
No doubt! Its a masterpiece
theres been great movies, Better than this one you can say that have been released in the past 10 yrs lol
@@issaggg1087 Such as?
@@ifeellikedirt under the skin, the lobster, Prisoners, her, snowpiercer, ex machina, whiplash, the grand budapest hotel, gone girl. And that isnt spanning 10 years. Dont get me wrong, Nightcrawler is amazing but to say its the best in 10 years is pretty insane.
I watched ZODIAC again the other day and Jake Gyllenhaal may be my favourite actor working right now.
He is constantly appearing in movies that just blow me away, like PRISONERS or the best movie of the past decade, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS.
Very disturbing yet strangely captivating movie. Gyllenhal is a treat to watch. Give the man an Oscar already
Jake G is a fucking legend. Strangers, Nightcrawler and Zodiac stand out for me.
This movie didn't get the love it rightfully deserved.
This is one of the few films my Mrs reluctantly dragged me along to the cinerma for that I ended up pre-ordering before release and paying full price for the DVD.
René Russo & Riz Ahmed were actually really underrated in this movie. Great performances
Agree. Like Aaron Eckhart in TDK. He was great as Dent, but overshadowed by an even better performance by Ledger so he's overlooked. Everyone in this really did a good job, even Paxton who wasn't in it for long. But Jake kind of riveted you any time he was on screen.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. 🍿
Ive come to notice that if a movie has Jake G in it, than it's going to be good.
Everyone bringing up Prisoners is on point. Prisoners was one of the most impactful movies I've ever watched especially as a father of little girl it truly moved me
Still one of my favorite movies of all time. What a film
The Miranda Sings apology reminded me of this movie. The way her eyes stared at the camera like a starving coyote.
You should absolutely do a review of Prisoners (2013). Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman give amazing performances and it’s thrilling start to finish.
What a film!
Honestly one of the best portrayals of a psychopath I’ve seen on film. I know this association did a survey on the best psychopaths in films and they ranked Anton Chigurh as first, but honestly Lou seems like the most realistic in a sense that you can meet someone like him in your every day life. He’s charismatic, fearless, and driven by narcissistic greed which are all staples of a typical psychopath, but what really sold it was Gyllenhaal completely disappearing into the character.
I was secretly hoping you'd cover this one. Great pick
Another great movie with jake is end of watch, IMO Michel Pena pull out one of his best performance ever 💯
This movie was entertaining as hell.
Watching this, it popped into my head for some odd reason that Jake Gyllenhall would make a great Joker.
While I love this movie on its own, I think it really shines as a companion piece to American Psycho, since it's really interesting to compare/contrast how the movies approach similar set-ups, protagonists, and cultural critiques through completely different tones. Contrast to Bateman, who gets completely ignored even when he outright tells people he's evil, nobody in Nightcrawler is really fooled by Lou's facade, they just misinterpret the danger signs as him being socially awkward or desperate.
I also like how the plot is basically a dark version of the stereotypical "American success story", where a guy who's down on his luck is able to pull himself up with a little bit of ingenuity and relying on the right people to eventually have his own successful business. Of course, his ingenuity usually manifests as him doing something illegal or sociopathically detached, and his connections are usually cemented with manipulation or blackmail.
Just saw this freaking awsome movie for the first time the other day. Wow it's good! Jake is just soooo good and creapy..,! Wow
If you want another banger performance from Jake Gyllenhaal: Enemy.
It’s the only movie I’ve ever watched where I was tense and uncomfortable from start to finish. Zero downtime or relief. Very good film!
There was a LOT of good press toward this movie when it came out. Naturally, I saw it in theaters and boy was I ever glad I did. Nothing like watching all these "nighttime promenades" in a darkened theater to get the atmosphere right. Grab the popcorn and the drink while you're at it. Hahaha! One critic even noted Jake Gyllenhaal was as old in this as Robert DeNiro was when he played Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. This movie is essentially perfect. Not a complaint.
I love movies like this. What a lot of people fail to realize is that in the real world, sometimes there is no black and white. We're all just in the gray zone, doing good and bad things for bad and good reasons. It's a brutal and honest look at the world, and it's beautiful. Great video drinker. 🎉
I love this movie. He’s such a creepy off putting guy. Top notch acting from Jake
Fantastic movie. The fact that Gyllenhaal didn't get an Oscar for perfectly portraying a disturbingly realistic high-functioning psychopath is a fucking felony.
Loved this film so much. Watched it solo on a Friday night afterwork and man, I was not disappointed
This film is a very good look into how ruthless and uncaring Hollywood and the media truly are when money is on the line. We all know it happens, but the media repeatedly denies it, because telling the truth is not something they are capable of doing.
Why Hollywood? It was about T.V. News. It literally had nothing to do with Hollywood.
Never heard of that movie, i'll definitely watch it now. Thank you drinker 🤘🤘
It's a multiple watch fer sure~
Lou is a complete evil psycho but I must admit his work motto goes hard and the edits about it even more.
Edit: specifically the part where’s he pretending to be an anchor.
I just watched this for the 1st time two days ago. Now the drinker reviews it. It was meant to be.
It's called a coincidence
@@defs8073 I'm thinking providence.
Brilliant, disturbing movie and a great review. Take a look at Wind River, Drinker. I think you'll love it.
An absolutely terrific film, one that stays with you a long time after viewing it. Compelling subject matter and incredible performances all round. Plus it has the added bonus of Bill Paxton being in it, which is always a good thing
Jake is literally in every scene of this movie. Just a fantastic job
It was quite the Oscar snub - absolutely phenomenal film and great performance from Gyllenhaal
Jake’s smaller movies like this and “Enemy”are some of my favorite movies he’s ever done and are so well executed. Glad to see you finally got around to this movie
That was Oscar-winning performance by Jake. Great work and mind-blowing movie
Nightcrawler is a inspirational film. It inspires you to be the absolute BEST at whatever you do for a living, at whatever cost. And that's how i interpreted the theme of the film
I found this movie randomly on Netflix years ago and I’ve told soooo many people to watch it, I’ve loved Gyllenhaal ever since.
Love this movie, great performance by Gyllenhaal. It's right up there with 'Taxi Driver'
Amazing that it's close to 10 years old now, such a different and better time 2014 was.
Riz Ahmed Renee Russo n Bill Paxton are All on Top Form! Jake Gyllenhall is Scarily Good! This is an Amazing Film that needs more people to see! Cheers Drinker 🍻
Definitely one of the best movies of the last 10 years! Its ability to show the cold and callous side of the mainstream news syndicates and their agenda of keeping people in fear is so well executed and also showing how sociopaths can rise in any profession at the expense and disregard for others, which is sadly prevalent in most corporations today. Gyllenhaal is truly outstandingly creepy in this.
This might be my favorite performance from Jake Gyllenhaal. He's so unnerving and despicable in this film it really scared me. It's nuts to me that he didn't get an Oscar nomination for this role.
I was so shocked that Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t nominated for an Oscar that year
It was one of those "impersonation" years (again), where an actor impersonating a real life character wins every single award.
i love characters like him
What a movie. Nice you came back to it to shine the light on it!
Loved this movie. Probably my second favorite role for Gyllenhaal since Donnie Darko.