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The Machinist

15 Ratings: 3.5
A movie directed by Brad Anderson

   As a bleak and chilling mood piece,The Machinistgets under your skin and stays there. Christian Bale threw himself into the title role with such devotion that he shed an alarming 63 pounds to play Trevor Reznik (talk about "starving … see full wiki

Director: Brad Anderson
Genre: Drama
Release Date: October 22, 2004
MPAA Rating: R
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Quick Tip by . October 22, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
There was much hype about this flick. Christian Bale purposely lost a third of his body mass to play this role. If you are a healthy weight, losing a third of your mass is dramatic and risky, so the ends need to justify the means. This movie would still be mediocre at best without regard to Mr. Bale's ill advised extreme diet.
review by . June 02, 2008
"The Machinist" is a movie that is so enthralled and impressed with itself that it refuses to let go of its convoluted story. Trevor, a man who has not slept in 1 year, is both physically and mentally suffering from the aforementioned sleep depravation. His work, personal life, body and mind suffer from his insomnia, if we can call it that. Strange things begin to happen, he sees people unseen by anyone else and the viewer, along with Trevor, is taken along in this psychological thriller with more …
review by . November 26, 2006
Pros: Christian Bale's performance; story-line; supporting actors      Cons: None     The Bottom Line: Bale’s performance alone makes The Machinist worth of a look, but don’t watch the movie alone; it is best shared—dare I say savored—with a friend.      Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot. I am loath to admit that before Batman Begins (2005) I had never heard of Christian Bale, though I had probably …
review by . February 04, 2006
posted in Movie Hype
Pros: Bale all the way     Cons: none that large     The Bottom Line: "Welcome my son,   welcome to the machine.   Where have you been?   It's alright we know where you've been."   Pink Floyd     Definitely spooky, just for the visuals alone, The Machinist carries an eerie story a little over the edge.       Basic story …    Trevor Reznik works as a machinist in a …
review by . August 28, 2005
posted in Screen Gems
What would happen if you hadn't slept for a year?    That's the basic premise of "The Machinist," a film about a man who can't sleep, hasn't slept in a very long time, and is finding that it's having some pretty deletirious effects on him, both physically and psychologically. The reasons why he can't sleep, and why the people around him are acting so strangely, are brought into gradual focus as the story progresses.    Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, who …
review by . June 08, 2005
posted in Movie Hype
THE MACHINIST is a mesmerizing film, a journey through the interstices of a mind deprived of sleep, of nourishment, and a mind that struggles to untangle the chaos of a past of guilt and terror. And the journey is terrifying.     When the film opens we meet Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) or at least the emaciated, tortured remains of a man who hasn't slept for a year. We don't know why this worker in a machine factory is in such condition: the story unwinds slowly so that by …
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