Effective, stylish, Hitchcock-like psychological thriller

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2006)

"The Machinist" is a superior psychological thriller starring Christian Bale as a man who hasn't slept for a year and who is almost a walking skeleton.
Bale is simply brilliant in the role of Trevor Reznik - his weight loss for this film is shocking, especially in view of his beefed-up condition for "Batman Begins".
Genre fans will be also be pleased to see Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Ironside in this strong thriller.
The film looks brilliant, a canvas of washed-out colours, and it keeps the viewer guessing all the way through as to what exactly is going on. It's an entertaining ride.
I've given the film a "7" as I'd have liked more substance but this is a recommended movie, nonetheless.