Like so many other psy-thrillers

Rating: 5/10 (3 June 2008)

I have to give Christian Bale a lot of credit. To go so far as to lose THAT much weight for a role is impressive. Now... as for the movie itself, it wasn't as impressive. Maybe I've seen enough psych-thrillers where this one didn't substantially set itself apart, but it began to wear on me. It became glaringly obvious that Trevor was nuts and that Ivan was just a figment of his imagination. Why Trevor failed to realize that he was the batty one and that the entire world was not in on one big prank is what annoyed me the most. He severed one relationship after another and made himself look more and more crazy as he accused everyone of plotting against him.
I hung around to find out what was driving Trevor batty and it was somewhat worth it, but overall this thriller was just average at best.