Bale at his best!

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 2005)

Until now I was not sure into what category to place Christian Bale.. I like his psychotic acting in "American Psycho" but disliked him very much in "Shaft. This movie is definitely his best performance to date. He easily could get an Academy Awards nomination for this role. I was shocked to see how much weight he had lost, this is what acting is all about, to be able to completely turn into another character. The plot is great, although it did remind me a bit of "Secret Window"... but only a little bit, and not enough to say it was a trying to copy it in any way at all.
In any case.. Christian's performance is an highlight. The movie itself draws the viewer into a series of questions during the whole time.. is he mad? is it real? is he a killer? soon it becomes evident that Reznik ( bale ) has gotten himself into a web of physic delusions and illusion. The movie remains exciting the whole time over.. A very good movie, with some very good acting. the cinematography is tops, and the director went out of his way , to give us the atmosphere of Madness.
Mr. Bale has elevated himself with this Movie,and I hope to see more of him in the future. I'm surprised that he isn't nominate for an academy award, maybe it was too late for this years entry.
Beta2000 ( it was better than VHS )