Christian Bale is simply amazing

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2009)

The Machinist is just one of the many reasons why Christian Bale is my favorite actor. I can't help but be amazed by every role that he takes on, each so different than the last. But what is even more amazing is his dedication to each character that he portrays. Before filming the movie, Bale lost 63 pounds... enough said. The Machinist is a very unusual movie, however it's the originality that makes it that much more interesting. It follows Trevor Reznik (Bale) throughout the entire film, you only know what he knows, and that isn't much. Slowly the movie throws clues at you, however it is not until the end that you find out what has been going on the whole time. The best part is that it is not the typical, "lets finish this by throwing in some bull crap twist," (M. Night Shyamalan) because each scene is crucial to the end. The score is also something to pay attention too, it's actually almost impossible not to. It sounds as if it was pulled straight from a Hitchcock movie, however it works beautifully throughout, building suspense at just the right moments. The movie is a complete mind trip, one that I look forward to going through again, seeing as this is a movie you cannot watch only once.