A great dark thriller

Rating: 8/10 (6 August 2006)

Anderson's dark mystery/drama about an industrial worker who has become overly skinny and frail due to not sleeping for a year (portrayed brillaintly by Bale), is both moving and a very convincing picture. Although i agree with another IMDb user's comment who said this film is not for everybody, it sure worked for me. THe performances were good, but i especially liked Kosar's screenplay and Anderson dark moody direction. The film had a great atmosphere throughout, was very entertaining, and surprised me by having a great third act (for some reason i had this feeling the ending would be a letdown, but it wasn't). This film is a must-see for any fan of good cinema or Christian Bale fans, as this is one of the better Bale performances along with Batman Begins. --- IMDb Rating: 7.7, my rating: 9/10