- DIRECTOR:
Dan Gilroy
- ACTORS:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton
- PLOT:
The most amoral internet self-educated creep in the world (Gyllenhaal) devises a way for his fortunes to escalate rapidly after connecting with the most amoral reporter in the world (Russo).
- EVALUATION:
An absolutely brilliant directorial debut from Gilroy summons a career-best performance from Gyllenhaal as a modern Travis Bickle in this compelling tale of making your own news.
- WRITING:
The script is superb, with every line from Gyllenhaal sounding like it came from a bad YouTube video on how to ace a job interview. ("I'm a hard worker. I set high goals and I've been told that I'm persistent.")
- FILMING:
Excellent dim-light urban cinematography
- BEST PART:
Taking bets on how long Riz Ahmed's character is going to be around
- TRIVIA:
Gilroy is married to Russo.
- STINGER:
Bill Paxton saying "Fuck you, twerp!"
