The Machinist review

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2016)

In this dark and gritty film by Brad Anderson, you see Christian Bale playing Trevor, a man who works in the machinist industry, and senses there is something going on between his neighbour (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her ex- boyfriend. In this psychological thriller, it shocked me at the end to know what happens, This was my second viewing of the film, and it still left me with that gritty feeling, the whole film is captured on very dark and grainy images which gives you a sense of a dream. Though Bale had not slept for over a year in the film, the twists and turns throughout the film matches up very well in the end, Bales performance as Trevor is remarkable, and the amount of commitment towards the character is outstanding. You could see in the film that Bale was suffering from a lack of food, but it is one of Bale's most memorable roles as he is one of very few Actors that would have gone through this transformation for a film role. I would highly recommend this thriller to anyone, if you are in the mood for a dark, pyshcological film which keeps you guessing, then this might just be the film for you!