Rating of
3.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/14/15
A superb film and one of the greatest roles Jake Gyllenhaal has put on screen. Here he plays an articulate, self-taught young man trying to find his place in the world. He is also a despicable, one might say soulless individual who is not above breaking the law or getting people killed in order to fulfill what he sees as his destiny. It makes your skin crawl, while also providing an all-too-real depiction of modern media and how it spins gratuitous violence and crime as the real news - mostly to gain ratings as audiences revel in the horror. Excellent (if terrible) characters coupled with a great story make this a standout of 2014.
