Anna Massey,
Christian Bale,
Colin Stinton,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
John Sharian
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Trevor Reznik has not slept for a year. His every waking minute has become an unrelenting nightmare of confusion, paranoia, guilt, anxiety and terror--each of which is part of an escalating series of ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 7, 2005
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December 12, 2009I do long reviews, I'll admit to that. Why am I saying this now? Because despite how short the review will seem in comparison to others I've done, the intro may be one of the longer ones. I need to set the scene, to describe how wonderful the movie is to me.
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September 22, 2009The Machinist is a very good and thoughtful movie. There are a lot of subtle things that occur in this film that require your constant attention and a mandatory second viewing to fully grasp what is happening. This has got mixed reviews and I fear a lot of the negative is based...( read more)
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September 9, 2009"How do you wake up from a nightmare, when you're not asleep?"
An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanityREVIEW
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September 7, 2009The Machinist plays out like a dark nightmare, it's full of intrigue and suspense but is nothing like you're typical thriller. Bale really suffers for his art in a role that's more infamous than it is famous, people seem to know about the movie but many haven't seen it. The suppo...( read more)
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February 8, 2010This sounds like a fascinating psychological drama.
I shall hire it ASAP.
I think the reason it may have slipped through my 'radar' is that iI have it "set" to filter out anything starring Christian Bale.
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February 1, 2010I didn't really like the whole concept of the movie, but Christian Bale was very good as Trevor Reznik, and it really looks like he is skinny as hell!
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January 31, 2010Trevor (Bale) has lost his family and hasn't slept for a year. He lays awake every night and it has become a living nightmare to him. He suffers from illusions, paranoia and anxiety to a point where it ruining his life. He also feels tremendous amounts of guilt when a co worker g...( read more)
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January 27, 2010Despite CB shows his good acting, the movie is sort of affectation.
Critic Reviews
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
December 3, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's one of those movies that you admire more than you enjoy, but Anderson and Kosar are clearly talents to watch. full review
November 24, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Mainly this is all Bale's show. He is strangely sympathetic, taking us right into Trevor's pain without any special pleading. full review
November 23, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
If grimly atmospheric studies in alienation are your cup of tea, you should find director Brad Anderson's dark brew especially tasty. full review
November 19, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The director Brad Anderson, working from a screenplay by Scott Kosar, wants to convey a state of mind, and he and Bale do that with disturbing effectiveness. full review
October 29, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A stylish but fatally shallow puzzler that suggests a Twilight Zone episode filmed on the leftover sets of Seven. full review
October 21, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Watching it, I kept wondering: What, exactly, is the point? The movie sustains its ominous hum, but in the end, it doesn't really give you all that much to think about. full review
October 15, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Anderson tightens the screws of suspense, but it's Bale's gripping, beyond-the- call-of-duty performance that holds you in thrall. full review
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March 26, 2008BRAVO, BRAVISSIMO, ES EXCELENTE, SUS COMPETENCIAS SON NOTABLES, NO PECA DE AMBICIOSO, MAS BIEN Y CREO QUE EL SIN CREERSELO ES UN TREMENDO ACTOR DE NUESTROS TIEMPOS PRESENTES. ME SACO EL SOMBRERO.
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May 12, 2007this movie is really intersting! i can't beleice christian bale looked that skinny but as i was saying i love the twist and turns and the dark mood and the setting just sends chills up your spine! great movie
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April 30, 2007De início o filme surpreende pelo estado físico de Christian Bale, que está muito magro; é provavelmente a pessoa mais magra que já vi em um filme. Após o impacto inicial o espectador acaba se acostumando e passa a ser inserido num mundo misterioso, onde o personagem de Bale passa a encontrar regularmente um homem que apenas ele vê. O clima criado para tentar entender o que está realmente acontecendo é o grande trunfo do filme, criando um ar misterioso, e às vezes até mesmo macabro, que prende a atenção do espectador. Porém o final é um tanto quanto decepcionante, pelo lado moralista que toma e por algumas pontas soltas que deixa no ar. Ainda assim é um bom suspense.
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October 22, 2006great film if u likr american psycho you will love this. it like american psycho but with a twist
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