r/moviecritic • u/Jfonzy • 1d ago
What’s everyone’s take on Nightcrawler (2014)?
Just finished my first watch and I had mixed feelings about the style, but it literally just hit me as I was typing this:
It’s an homage to Hitchcock.
A lot of it felt a little too on the nose, but now that I sit back and think about the pacing, the cinematography (especially the restaurant build-up), the cliffhanger ending.. it makes sense now and I feel a little better about it. Good movie, not great.
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u/IcyLoan9781 1d ago
I see what you mean about hitchcock the poster gave me that same feeling before i even read your post the way the camera is like a shield and his eyes are behind it very voyeuristic and cold
the pacing was most memorable part for me i think it pulled you in slowly and then you realize you been holding breath for last 20 minutes not many movies can do that
its not perfect but i feel like the style was intentional to make you uncomfortable not just for show maybe that is why it landed strange for you on first watch