Let´s face the harsh reality first. Yes, everyone who watched this film did only because of the curiosity of watching the extreme body transformation of Christian Bale, not for the plot, but they should because is not only a psychological thriller with tones of old fashioned and new fashioned tropes, but its also a metaphorical statement of guilt and pain like never seen before..... HEY PAUL!!!
References aside, this movie amazed me on a wonderful way, I mean since the music, the acting and the plot twists are absolutely wonderful, I think that Spain is a great place for good psychological thrillers (La Piel que Habito its a great example of that) and The Machinist is not the exception.
Christian Bale is amazing here, and I won´t talk about his body transformation because that´s the only thing that everyone says about this movie. No, Mr Bale´s performance is not limited to a extreme diet regime, because everyone can get extremely thin, but the layers of acting that Christian uses here are very dense and deep, converting this painful character into something more human and depressing, like the shadow of a man who is not there anymore, and never will.
References aside, this movie amazed me on a wonderful way, I mean since the music, the acting and the plot twists are absolutely wonderful, I think that Spain is a great place for good psychological thrillers (La Piel que Habito its a great example of that) and The Machinist is not the exception.
Christian Bale is amazing here, and I won´t talk about his body transformation because that´s the only thing that everyone says about this movie. No, Mr Bale´s performance is not limited to a extreme diet regime, because everyone can get extremely thin, but the layers of acting that Christian uses here are very dense and deep, converting this painful character into something more human and depressing, like the shadow of a man who is not there anymore, and never will.