Guilt

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2013)

Brad Anderson directed this psychological thriller that stars Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik, a young machinist in a factory who has an alarmingly(and increasingly) gaunt, withered appearance. Trevor claims to have insomnia, and not having slept for a year(!) He leaves notes around his apartment to keep track of his weight, and has a girlfriend/prostitute named Stevie(played by Jennifer Jason Leigh) who is remarkably patient with him. He is unpopular at work, and after an accident injures a co-worker, he realizes that the phantom figure he has been seeing called Ivan has something to do with it, though his obsession with an airport waitress and her child will lead him to a stunning realization... Christian Bale is magnificent, delivering a dedicated performance(he really did lose all that weight) that is remarkable. Despite his efforts though, film is fairly obvious, and anyone who has ever watched "The Twilight Zone" will likely figure it out. Still, worth watching once for Bale's astonishing talents.