Tuesday, 1 January 2013

There was an accident


The Machinist (2004)

Directed by Brad Anderson this film stars Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Sharin. A machinist suffers from serious insomnia, paranoia and weight loss as he begins to become unhinged.

With out doubt the most impressive thing about this film is the execution, including the dangerous levels of weightless from Christian Bale in the title role which is decidedly unsettling. The plot itself is not bad but with a slow pace seems to suffer from a lack of urgency or drive. Overall this is a well made puzzle film but lacks a little bit more mystery to really hook the audience in.

4/5

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