The Machinist
The life of a young man works as an industrial worker, who suffers from an insomnia, that leads him to never sleep for a year, the thing that affects badly on him, as he begins to doubt his sanity through the strange person he only can see that chases him and the mysterious notes he finds on his bridge.
18 August 1958, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
5 November 1968, Rome, Lazio, Italy
10 March 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
12 February 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 February 1962, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 September 1971, New York City, New York, USA
23 February 1957, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
October 24, 2011
If Nine Inch Nails, Swans and Ministry ever loomed large in the landscape of your imagination, Anderson's gloomy aesthetic may exert a sour but lingering pull.
January 09, 2010
It's not necessarily a fun or loveable picture, but it is interesting and entertaining.
December 10, 2004
[Bale's] is a great performance, full of commitment and sacrifice, and The Machinist is one of the year's best films.
April 29, 2009
A brilliant psychological horror story, and excellent direction...
December 03, 2004
A stunt that didn't merit Bale's startling, and dangerous, transformation.
February 09, 2006
One can't deny the dubious appeal of the spectacle of the skin-and-bone Bale, quite possibly endangering his health for the sake of his art.
December 03, 2004
It begins dark and depressing, but ends up merely dull.
December 03, 2004
It's one of those movies that you admire more than you enjoy, but Anderson and Kosar are clearly talents to watch.
October 24, 2011
A brilliant, harrowing performance by Bale.
February 27, 2009
Here, shorn of every ounce of body fat, Bale is laid open like an autopsy specimen, and he easily gives his best performance.
October 24, 2011
Until now Bale's screen persona has been defined by a graceful athleticism; here his physicality is repellent, yet he carries the occasionally creaky plot of Scott Kosar's unsettling screenplay to a resonant finish.
May 18, 2009
With time as a buffer, it's now easier to see The Machinist for what it is: a labyrinthine leap down the rabbit hole into a nightmarish wonderland.
