Reviews of The Machinist

The Machinist review

Posted : 1 year ago on 17 December 2008 02:30 (A review of The Machinist)

The story may be a familiar one but the take on it and execution is great (plus the sight of a freakishly thin but still attractive Christian Bale). Pretty good character stuff and a overall entertaining watch.

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A Perfect Psychotic Thriller

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago on 30 October 2006 09:47 (A review of The Machinist)

Trevor is an industrial machinist, but he's disturbed. He has a severe case of insomnia, and hasn't slept in a year. His only comfort is the pretty waitress he chats with at the airport diner, and a prostitute he visits regularly. One day, a shady bald cowboy named Ivan starts working at the factory, and things turn for the worst. Is Ivan playing head games on him? Is he messing around with his prostitute? Is he turning all his co-workers against him?

From the very beginning scene, this movie is continously throwing clues at you, and with any luck, will keep you guessing all the way to the end. What is real and what isn't. Will the waitress he likes help him overcome his paranoia, or will Ivan start messing with her life too?

And I don't agree with the other comment; This movie's plot is unique. Sure, the plot of 'someone going crazy' HAS been done many times before, but that's like saying 'world war 2 plot' have been done before. 'Someone going crazy' is a very broad category. But I feel no other movie has ever explored the power of GUILT so well, and what it can do to the mind of the guilty.

And I certainly wouldnt let the fact that Bale looks disgusting be a MINUS against the film. It's one of its strongest points. Bale went from 183lbs to 120lbs for this movie. He wanted to go to 100lbs, but director stopped him at 120 out of fear for Bale's health. His 63lbs loss for a movie is a record, and shows just how commited this talented actor is. He became one of my favorite actors after this film. He changed so much in this film that you cannot even recognize him.

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It's all been done.

Posted : 3 years, 9 months ago on 13 March 2006 01:11 (A review of The Machinist)

This story has been done so many times already. A guy does something horrible and starts to go crazy because of it. Still entertaining, but not that great. Plus, Christian Bale looked disgusting.

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