Lou Bloom steels
metal fencing and manhole covers to sell for scrap in order to make a living in
LA. He happens on the scene of a
car accident and he talks to one of the freelance cameramen filming the
action. Lou decides he can do this
and he thinks he can do it well.
He steals a bike to sell to a pawnshop so he can purchase a camera and a
police scanner. The footage he
takes is sold to Nina Romina, a news director on a local TV news channel. She is interested in being first on the
scoop and she likes blood in the film, if possible.
Lou starts out creepy
and he gets more so as the film goes along. He doesn’t care what he needs to do as long as he gets the
footage first. It’s also not that
he just doesn’t like people he doesn’t care about them. Money rules his life plus ambition and
praise for his work. 3* (This
movie is OK)
117
min, Action directed by Dan Gilroy with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill
Paxton, Kent Shocknek, Pat Harvey, Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 95% critic 86%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 4*.
Special Note: Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds for his role as Lou Bloom. He went from 180 pounds to 160 pounds by eating as few calories as possible and running 15 miles from his home to the film set.
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