I'd be very surprised if he didn't break out in Hollywood after his role in Nightcrawler. Such a believable, taught and passionate performance that really had me feeling for the character. Accent was spot-on too. Riz, if you're reading this, hats off to you sir and long may your acting continue and flourish
shareAgreed! He is fantastic in the role.
shareAgreed.
The only real bad thing I have to say about his character was the ending. His last words with three gun shot wounds to the stomach were just plain unrealistic.
Other than that. Perfect. He made an excellent vessel to connect with Lou Bloom.
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He is really good in Nightcrawler. I hope to see more of him in the future.
shareI absolutely agree with that. Really great performance.
sharei bought it. great performance!
shareYeah, everyone talks about Jake Gyllenhaal, but for me it was all Riz Ahmed. Jesus Christ that dude can act. Every single word, sound, or gesture he made was so spot on and believable I really felt like I was watching a real person and not a character. He really should have gotten a best supporting actor nomination for that, absolutely textbook supporting actor performance there. He doesn't try to steal the show from the lead, he just absolutely inhabits his role so well that he adds as much authenticity to the environment as the shooting locations do, making the world the lead character inhabits that much more believable. The fact that he's not even American, actually from Pakistan/England, just makes the acting even more impressive. That dialect/accent he did was absolutely spot on. I never would have guessed he wasn't from LA.
sharehe's really good yeah. was impressed
shareI wish him a successful career. He blew me away in Nightcrawler.
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