The Machinist(2004)- User Reviews

This is one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Christian Bale's rating as an actor just went up the roof. The movie got all my attention at all times... great movie.more»

Brad Anderson is quickly becoming one of my favorite directors. His movies have a feeling of dread and always end in a deeply disturbing and psychologically scary. THE MACHINIST is his masterpiece. This movie beats the directors earlier and deeply scary …more»

Christian Bale clearly has talent (American Psycho/Batman Begins) but this clearly wasn't the right film for him.

He looks like a holocaust victim in this film being literally skin and bones. Bale plays some machinist who can’t sleep or apparently, …more»

Darken psychological drama as undertaken by a simple-minded industrialist who encounters corrupting hallucinations that detrimentally alter his livelihood.

Trevor Reznik [Christian Bale] astute paranoia has contributed to a year long battle of insomnia, …more»

a very powerfull story,C Bale loses some tens of kgs beneath your eyes,professional consulted, a very cheap film but with soul destructive images,one of the best of my monthmore»

Rarely does a movie come along that leaves a stamp on your mind that truly makes you sit back and try to recollect the sheer quality of what you had just seen. With The Machinist, it’s only right that I say that this movie is disturbing and demands that …more»

Sometimes you can be watching a movie on dvd and you just don't care. You pause it and go on the internet or make some food and the movie takes the backseat to everything else. That is not the case with this movie. It is well made and keeps your …more»

I rarely write reviews, but I liked this film enough to put up my input. I just watched it on DVD and was very suprised at the dedication Christian Bale put into his character. It's far removed from the Batman and other characters he's played …more»

At first place, it may seem dull and monotone, but one has to see this movie because it's quite different and evokes curiosity in every minute. Bale's performance is awesome.more»

This was really good. I love the fact that Christian Bale picks the movies that HE wants to do...not the ones that will suck up to the critics. And he even went further and lost all that weight to make himself look and feel more of his character. Now …more»