Insomniac trying to recollect

Rating: 8/10 (15 August 2016)

"THE MACHINIST(2004)"
The Machinist is a suspense thriller directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale and in whom we see an Industrial Worker who wouldn't exist, had he been any thinner. Bale literally ate only an apple a day for four consecutive months to prepare his body for the role and this along with his brilliant performance is enough of a temptation for watching the movie, the plot seems just an icing on the cake.
The scene is set in an anonymous city and the atmosphere has a creepy touch to it. There are scenes of violence as well as disturbing images.
The plot revolves around Trevor Reznik, an industrial worker, who suffers from Insomnia and has hallucinations.He doesn't remember events and so writes reminder notes. Having not slept for a year, he feels miserable and an accident at the workplace accompanied by meeting a mysterious co-worker only worsens0 his condition.Throughout the movie, it appears that Trevor is actually trying to recall something. The movie tries to portray the theory of "Karma", that your past sins will actually hit you some time. Although, it seems that the climax would not be able to wrap up things properly,but it does so in quite a clever way.The ending provides a believable and satisfactory explanation for its mysteries and contradictions.
This movie is a must watch for people who love thrilling,dark and creepy movies. It is definitely a unique one and when you actually leave the theater, you realize how everything just fell into place quite amazingly.