The Machinist
Suffering from insomnia, a young industrial worker, who does not sleep for a year, struggles against survival, as he begins to doubt his sanity, as he begins to be chased by a work mate only him can see, so he does his best, in order to revenge by following the mysterious notes written in the fridge.
10 March 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11 August 1937, Thakeham, West Sussex, England, UK
1975, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
18 August 1958, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
12 February 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
27 June 1955, Vancouver, Canada
5 February 1962, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
1964, Spain
23 February 1957, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
5 November 1968, Rome, Lazio, Italy
22 September 1971, New York City, New York, USA
30 January 1974, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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.April 29, 2009
A brilliant psychological horror story, and excellent direction...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
A brilliant, harrowing performance by Bale.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
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.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.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.December 03, 2004
It begins dark and depressing, but ends up merely dull.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.