I'm at it again. This movie has to do with two subjects I have been trying to branch out from, news and murder/crime. I decided to watch a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal where there weren't any actors (Mark Ruffalo, Peter Sarsgaard, etc) that would distract from his performance. This one fit the criteria and happened to be on Netflix (72% match, which I guess ended up being fairly accurate).
This was an interesting movie that I think can be taken as a commentary on certain aspects of journalism; the main character engages in various degrees of unethical behavior as he pursues events he can film for shock value. However, it's a different kind of unethical than what Stephen Glass did by making things up. The main character, as played by Jake, seemed somewhat... psychopathic in a way. He could be quite cold and manipulative, and he was always spouting off various mantras about business. It made for an interesting character. This was certainly a respectable acting performance by Jake, so that helps my opinion of him a little bit.
It was a good movie; I don't want to say too much about it and give all the interesting parts away. I would be up to watching some other movie that Jake Gyllenhaal has been in (although not because I find him particularly beautiful, he's a decent actor but not one of my favorites).
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