A mind bending thriller

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2005)

The Machinist fist gained popularity from the record setting weight loss that lead actor Christian Bale under went to film this movie. Bale looks like a talking zombie and because of that it gives his performance a more twisted edge.
In this twisted story Trevor Reznik is a machinist whose physical appearance and attitude begin to concern his co-workers. When a mysterious southern man begins to appear everywhere in Trevor's life it sets off a chain of events that causes him to question his sanity.
Bale transforms himself into Trevor so brilliantly that you forget it's him just playing a role. Jennifer Jason Leigh helps the story along as a prostitute named Stevie and is a good equal to Bale's intense presence on screen.