Christian Bale does it all ...............

Rating: 9/10 (14 February 2012)

The Machinist was a psychological thriller that will sure keep you engrossed with a solid twist in the end and mind boggling performance by Christian Bale Trevor Reznik is a lathe operator who is suffering from insomnia who has not been able to sleep for at least a year. His trouble further makes his life hard when bizarre things begins to occur at his home and workplace when one his mistake cost his colleague to lose his left arm. He starts to investigate the mystery and slowly expects the unexpected. Directed by Brad Anderson , The Machinist was an interesting watch considering the supreme effort made by Christian Bale who went in for extreme weight loss just for this film. The supremely talented actor not only gives in a towering performance but also carries the film on his shoulder. It's his show all the way. It is very difficult to find such a hard working actor in the industry and Christian Bale went ahead and proved his mettle. Screenplay was brilliantly executed keeping the attention of the viewers in mind. Cinematography was nice along with the editing of the film. Rest of the star cast was just fine especially the one who plays Ivan, So , overall , a very nice what-is-going-on-next thriller that is handled efficiently and worth watching because of only one person – Christian Bale. Brilliant 4.5/5