What is going on?

Rating: 7/10 (14 August 2005)

Overall I liked this movie. It reminded me a lot of Hitchcock, darker aspects having nothing to do with supernatural but the inner-workings of a person. In fact, that can be so much scarier. The Machinist is a bit darker and more violent that Hitch, but the elements of man vs himself (without that realization) is certainly there.
The movie is about Trevor. He's a guy who works with heavy machinery, sleeps with a call girl, and seems to really like sticky notes and bleach. Overall leading a simple life. However, it's obvious that this guy had some serious issues. For one, he has a body that concentration camp inmates could envy, people keep telling him, "If you were any thinner you wouldn't exist." I'd have to agree with those people, as I found one of the most disturbing aspects of the film to be Christian bale's emaciated body. Then there's also the fact that he admits to not having slept for the last year, although he consistently complains of being tired. Why? Well, that what the film is about. What is the cause of his insomnia?