Christian Bale, is that you???

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2005)

==Maybe it's me, maybe it's not.== This is one of the better guessing-game movies out there, and that question should be the query throughout the entire movie, because that is what the movie is about.
All I have to say is "Hitchcock". Yes, "Hitchcock" should the category this movie is placed in. The creepy music that matches the dark and dank environment that matches Trevor Reznik's insanity that further disproves his sense of reality that sets up the twist of the story; that's all "Hitchcock" formula right up yer sleeve.
I really don't know who this Brad Anderson is, but clearly, he's got to be a Hitchcock junky. The influence is all seen throughout this movie. I for one am a Hitchcock admirer, and once I've seen this film, the first thought that came to my head was "Hitchcock made this, right?" Of course that wasn't so, but I wanted to believe it was.
The credibility of the Hitchcock effect was also thanks to the horrific state in which Christian Bale has undertaken, the emaciated insomniac. He scared the sh*t out of me!! He should serve as a scary example at why those who starve themselves to lose weight shouldn't do so. He was almost unrecognizable! Scary indeed.
All in all, I'd recommend this film mostly to those who have seen and enjoyed or appreciated a Hitchcock film, because the influence is there, or at least to those who like good mysteries and guessing-game films. Unfortunately, it's still not a tour-de-force in its own genre, which means that this film doesn't appeal to everyone.