Wow. This movie delivers. One of the most compelling characters I've witnessed since There Will Be Blood. The arc is clear, the plot is direct and extremely tense, the cinematography is spot on frame by frame.
When actors take their rolls as seriously as someone like Gyllenhaal, it shows. His eyes are freaking spooky. He doesn't look healthy, and that's because he wasn't during the filming -- by his own choice. (I can't wait to see him in Southpaw!). His character is a sociopathic genius, possibly autistic, and incredibly cold and calculating.
It's been a long time since a movie made my heart pound. Beat to beat the plot plays out in an extraordinary fashion. There is little reprieve from the building anxiety. The next awful thing is just around the corner. His character is so disgusting and revolting that I hated myself for cheering--and when I find myself caring more about the characters than the way frames are set, or the way dialogue is delivered, you know the movie did something right.
His eyes. Seriously, those haunting eyes.
Watch this movie. Buckle up. It's a dark movie about a dark character and I couldn't really ask for a better set of actors, and certainly not a better plot.
4.6 stars of 5.
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