boring and stale movie on the whole

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2004)

"The machinist" is a typical story where somebody goes out on a quest to solve a mystery that ultimately takes back to himself. The masterpiece of the film is the great appearance from lead actor Christian Bale; known to most audiences for his part in "American Psycho", he literally transformed himself by losing something like 69 lbs and giving a wrenching and deep performance that leaves fascinated, sickened and astonished. Apart from that, the plot and the movie in general leave to be desired, cos they release a series of disclosures one after another expecting the viewer won't understand the many tricks, that is very disappointing. The final result lacks creativity and depth, that should be the most important ingredients for a psychological thriller.