Well done remake of an old theme.

Rating: Null/10 (6 December 2004)

I will have to watch this film again.
It was good, but not excellent. But i am going to have to re-view it in order to catch what i missed the first time round.
Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) starts the film by being caught trying to dispose of a body, and the film then jumps back on the timeline and we discover what happened prior to this event.
It was quite horrible to see the extent that Mr Bale had gone with his weight lose in order to appear in this film. He is alleged to have eaten only a can of tuna and an apple each day for some time and managed to loose 60+ pounds.
Mr Bale's dedication to the character is self evident, and not just through this willingness to alter his physical appearance so significantly.
The whole film is quite dark both in plot but also in style. The film is filmed in low light with drained colours, but this adds to the atmosphere.
Unfortunately the basic theme of the plot is nothing new; A confused mix of scenes both real and not so real, with the connectors and clarification only becoming evident near the end of the film. The Usual Suspects revisited.
Worth watching, but Don't read ANY reviews beforehand. Although you probably need to see it more than once, a spoiler could ruin the first viewing and therefore the whole film.