Trapped in the Nightmare of Guilt and Insomnia

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2006)

"The Machinist" is certainly one of the most intriguing and impressive movie I have ever seen. Impressive, because of this great actor Christian Bale that deserved a nomination to the Oscar for his excellent performance in the role of Trevor Reznik plus his effort to lose 63-pound weight to become the "walking skeleton" required by the screenplay. Intriguing, because of the mysterious and original story of a man that has not slept for one year and his insomnia drives him to loss of weight, insanity and delusion. The screenplay is slowly disclosed, following the style of "Twilight Zone" or "Jacob's Ladder". I liked this movie very much, and I was anxious until the last scene to find the motives for such bizarre behavior of Trevor. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Operário" ("The Worker")