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The Machinist
Factory worker Trevor Reznik suffers from insomnia so severe that his condition has taken its toll on his weight and his mental health and it's when Trevor begins to doubt his own sanity.
11 August 1937, Thakeham, West Sussex, England, UK
1975, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
12 February 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18 August 1958, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
10 March 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
5 February 1962, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 June 1955, Vancouver, Canada
23 February 1957, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
October 24, 2011
A brilliant, harrowing performance by Bale.
May 18, 2009
With time as a buffer, it's now easier to see The Machinist for what it is: a labyrinthine leap down the rabbit hole into a nightmarish wonderland.
December 03, 2004
A stunt that didn't merit Bale's startling, and dangerous, transformation.
February 27, 2009
Here, shorn of every ounce of body fat, Bale is laid open like an autopsy specimen, and he easily gives his best performance.
October 24, 2011
If Nine Inch Nails, Swans and Ministry ever loomed large in the landscape of your imagination, Anderson's gloomy aesthetic may exert a sour but lingering pull.
April 29, 2009
A brilliant psychological horror story, and excellent direction...
February 09, 2006
One can't deny the dubious appeal of the spectacle of the skin-and-bone Bale, quite possibly endangering his health for the sake of his art.
January 09, 2010
It's not necessarily a fun or loveable picture, but it is interesting and entertaining.
December 03, 2004
It begins dark and depressing, but ends up merely dull.
December 10, 2004
[Bale's] is a great performance, full of commitment and sacrifice, and The Machinist is one of the year's best films.
October 24, 2011
Until now Bale's screen persona has been defined by a graceful athleticism; here his physicality is repellent, yet he carries the occasionally creaky plot of Scott Kosar's unsettling screenplay to a resonant finish.
December 03, 2004
It's one of those movies that you admire more than you enjoy, but Anderson and Kosar are clearly talents to watch.