Dark and Disturbing

Rating: 6/10 (9 April 2020)

"Trevor Reznik" (Christian Bale) is a man with a big problem in that he cannot sleep no matter how hard he tries. As a matter of fact, he hasn't actually slept in over a year and it is having an enormous impact on his mental and physical state as he has become extremely emaciated and his co-workers in the machine shop avoid him as much as possible due to the bad vibes they get whenever he's around. He does have two friends however. The first is a waitress at an airport restaurant by the name of "Marie" (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) who he converses with every night while dining on coffee and pie. The second is a prostitute named "Stevie" (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who acknowledges that he is her favorite customer. But other than that he is totally alone. And then one day he meets a new co-worker by the name of "Ivan" (John Sharian) who-for whatever reason-disturbs him like nobody else he has ever known and strange things happen whenever he's around. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a dark and dreary film which featured a number of surprising twists and turns as well as fine performances by the aforementioned Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Sharian. On the minus side, I thought it lacked the necessary suspense which could have really enhanced this picture as a whole. Even so, this turned out to be an enjoyable film for the most part and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.