The Machinist |  | Director: Brad Anderson
Actors: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian, Michael Ironside
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 12889
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D344144D
ISBN: 1415711623
UPC: 097363441441
EAN: 9781415711620
ASIN: B0007Y08QA
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: June 7, 2005
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As a bleak and chilling mood piece, The Machinist gets under your skin and stays there. Christian Bale threw himself into the title role with such devotion that he shed an alarming 63 pounds to play Trevor Reznik (talk about "starving artist"!), a factory worker who hasn't slept in a year. He's haunted by some mysterious occurrence that turned him into a paranoid husk, sleepwalking a fine line between harsh reality and nightmare fantasy--a state of mind that leaves him looking disturbingly gaunt and skeletal in appearance. (It's no exaggeration to say that Bale resembles a Holocaust survivor from vintage Nazi-camp liberation newsreels.) In a cinematic territory far removed from his 1998 romantic comedy Next Stop Wonderland, director Brad Anderson orchestrates a grimy, nocturnal world of washed-out blues and grays, as Trevor struggles to assemble the clues of his psychological conundrum. With a friendly hooker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and airport waitress (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) as his only stable links to sanity, Trevor reaches critical mass and seems ready to implode just as The Machinist reveals its secrets. For those who don't mind a trip to hell with a theremin-laced soundtrack, The Machinist seems primed for long-term status as a cult thriller on the edge. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
After not being able to sleep for over a year, a withered and confused industrial factory worker begins to question his sanity.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 224
 Excelent Movie March 13, 2010
Mauricio Victor Gabella (Santiago, Chile)
Impresionante trabajo, cristian bale aparece irreconocible.
Bajo mucho de peso, increible.
Y la historia te sorprendre.
Altamente recomendable.
You must see this! January 27, 2010
John R. Jenkins (Cincinnati Oh)
I can't really think of anything catchy that will make you want to see this. All I can say is that you simply must see this!!!
Christian Bale gives, what I consider to be, his best performance ever. This movie is for movie buffs all the way. Watching this at points feels like a game of clue. You're trying to put all the pieces together to make sense of whats going on. You'll watch this more than once, and find metaphors and symbology and clues that you didn't notice before... AND THEY ARE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT! You will enjoy and appreciate that. The story itself is very well written, and almost flawless. The special features are pretty nice and informative, so even if you've never seen it, you're in for a treat. If you haven't seen this at all yet (like me), GET IT!
P.S, my only gripe is the menus. Its very hard to tell which one is highlighted.
No One Ever Died of Insomnia January 5, 2010
Jack Baker (LeRoy,IL)
I had forgotten how good this movie was until my wife and I watched it again the other night. The story follows Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale), a machinist (natch) who hasn't slept for a year. He also apparently hasn't eaten, as Reznik looks like he spent some serious time in a concentration camp (Taking method acting perhaps a step too far, Bale actually lost a dangerous amount of weight to play the role). We follow Reznik's life as he moves from his job to his apartment, to the hooker (Jennifer Jason Lee) he visits, to the airport diner where his favorite waitress Marie (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) works. As the film progresses, Reznik's world begins to degenerate into a surreal paranoia, beginning when a co-worker (Michael Ironside) loses an arm in a machine Reznik accidentally activates after being distracted by a another co-worker, Ivan, whose existence is repeatedly denied by the other characters in the film. As Reznik searches for clues to this mystery, the answers threaten to shatter his perception of reality.
The principle actors in the film all are very convincing, especially Christian Bale, who looks seriously haunted in this picture. His Reznik is a walking bruise on the screen. John Sharian as Ivan, the mystery man with the disfigured hand is also a compelling screen presence. The visuals are dark and gritty, from the industrial machine shop Reznik spends his days to the cramped and grimy apartment he doesn't sleep in. The action is slow developing, but it builds in intensity as the plot progresses and Reznik slips ever closer to the edge of endurance. This is a nice creepy psychological thriller, well worth watching.
The Machinist January 4, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Trevor Reznik, a quiet and reserved loner who works as a machinist, is wasting away from lack of food and sleep deprivation leaving him gaunt and fatigued. After a year of suffering from severe insomnia, he is involved in an accident at the workplace that leaves a co-worker seriously injured. What follows is a dark descent into paranoia, as Trevor's downward spiral leaves him obsessed with finding out the meaning behind the strange and bizarre occurrences taking place around him. The Machinist is a gem, it's Bale's gripping, beyond-the-call-of-duty performance that makes this movie impressive.
the incredible maniac bale December 10, 2009
R. Zanolari (lucerne, switzerland)
wow,
christian bale sure is extreme, going from big batman to that wreck in the machinist and back is very hard and unhealthy for your body, and no doubt your psychi as well.
the movie is a must see tour de force, pulling you in deeper the longer it runs, just a 5 star piece of movie
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