I think I cannot praise enough the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal seems to be unable to do a bad movie. I cannot recall one. In this case, in Demolition, he plays the role of a successful investment banker who suffers the death of his wife in a car crash. Not knowing how to redirect his life, he starts faltering at work, and starts spending some time with a customer service rep and her young son. Through the multiple phone calls he makes to complain about faulty vending machines, he finds in the customer service rep a friend wiling to listen to him. Slowly, thanks to this new found friend, he starts rebuilding his life, while developing a liking for the demolition of all sort of things, including his old life.
Review of Demolition
