El maquinista

A strange story about freedom and guilty. Modern image of "Crime and Punishment". Our life like a shadow of the dreams and fear. Like a research a way of personal truth. No salvation, no cure. Only a refuge in a... Full review

It's a common rule that people subconsciously decide within the first ten minutes whether they like a movie or not. It didn't even take me that long to know that I would be intrigued by "The Machinist".The set up is... Full review

I really enjoyed this film. It reminded me of 21 Grams, Jacob's Ladder and Memento. Perhaps the finale left a few questions unanswered or felt a little anti-climactic but an amazing performance by Christian Bale. Haunted, brave, vulnerable, murderous but... Full review

There is a purpose in watching this movie, and that is to check out Christian Bales's acting chops before his Batman Begins opens in the summer.The narrative is confusing at first. There doesn't seem to be any clear direction on... Full review

Trever Reznick is an industrial machine operator who hasn't slept in a year and feels as if he is going crazy. A horrible accident in the workplace causes him to fall further down the spiral. Is there a conspiracy against... Full review

Saw this incredible movie tonight and all I can say is WOW!! This movie is one you should definitely see if you enjoy such quality films like Vertigo, Psycho and most recently Identity. Massive kudos to Christian Bale who turned... Full review

"The Machinist" demonstrates that "Session 9" wasn't the only creepy thriller that Brad Anderson could do. While M. Night Shyamalan and commercial fare like "The Grudge" get the attention and the big bucks, Anderson is quietly mastering disturbing, psychologically scary... Full review

I saw this film at the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2004. In the audience was director Brad Anderson, and i think he very much appreciated how the film was received by the rest of the audience. And this... Full review

There are many good things about The Machinist that are well deserving of praise. The very atmospheric nature of the film is supported very strongly by excellent performances all around. Christian Bale takes things to the extreme in his embodiment... Full review

THE MACHINST (2004) ***1/2 Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside, Reg E. Cathey.'Thinner' meets 'Memento' by way of 'Angel Heart' a la HitchcockThere are a few select actors who have gained or shed weight to... Full review

The Machinist will fool you.....There's a little bleeding here and there, but overall the film quality is excellent.....detail the character's neuroses and discuss in depth what Bale and Anderson went through to create such a twisted tale..... ... Full Review

Christian Bale gives a tour-de-force performance in this sleep deprived thriller.....He proves that not only is he a fine actor but he's willing to devote himself to a role....The Machinist is a dark, gloomy picture that's sure to leave you a bit down when the credits roll.....that might reveal some plot points that would spoil it for you.....Christian Bale gives a harrowing performance as the insomniac and he put his body to the test to slim down for the role..... ... Full Review

The Machinist is a dark, gloomy picture that's sure to leave you a bit down when the credits roll.....He proves that not only is he a fine actor but he's willing to devote himself to a role....that might reveal some plot points that would spoil it for you.....Christian Bale gives a harrowing performance as the insomniac and he put his body to the test to slim down for the role..... ... Full Review

then takes its audience down a gut-wrenching path towards its twist, one even more satisfying than Anderson's previous work.....Brad Anderson's Session 9 is an underappreciated slice of psychological horror, something of a ghost story teething with thrilling ambiance and unsettling performances from all involved.....Similar vocal tones both conflict and interconnect with their opposing personalities, something that speaks to strong chemistry between Trevor and the dual relationships....to solve the riddle b ... Full Review

But the movie as a whole is definitely worth watching.....If any low-budget movie ever justified the Blu-ray format, it's The Machinist ($29.99), one of the most distinctive-looking thrillers of this century.....And the Theremin-heavy soundtrack is worthy of its inspiration in Bernard Herrmann's Hitch-flick scores.....I wish the solution to the mystery of Reznik's identity were as good as everything that leads up to it..... ... Full Review

Posted by RyanBoy On June - 22 - 2009 Films that are based on a true story are supposed to educate you on the subject matter and the story that film is trying to tell. ... Full Article

If you watch enough DVDs, particularly the behind-the-scenes featurettes and the commentary tracks, you'll hear a slew of cliches paraded about. These cliches include self-congratulatory interviews with the cast and crew talking about how clever the movie is (even if... ... Full Article

The Machinist is a psychological thriller starring Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik, a machinist working in a factory who has not slept for a year. ... Full Article

And he's directing the finale. He also directed "In which we meet Mr Jones", which was another great one. He's the director of Transsiberian, The Machinist(!) and Session 9. ... Full Article

Anderson, who has made Trans-Siberian and The Machinist for Filmax, will direct the $9m project Non-Stop To Brazil about an American jazz saxophonist who finds a long lost Bossa Nova record at a New York flea market which will lead... ... Full Article

Apologies for not blogging yesterday, but the pressures of real life sometimes unexpectedly, and rather rudely, intrude when you're in the middle of a film festival. ... Full Article