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The Machinist

2004, Movie, R, 102 mins

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The Machinist: Review

MACHINIST, THE
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Ultimately, there's less than meets the eye, but Brad Anderson and Scott Kosar's variation on a Twilight Zone-type tale of mental disintegration is persuasively doom-haunted. Christian Bale's astonishing transformation into an emaciated walking skeleton — he lost nearly a third of his normal body weight before starting the film — is as disturbing as it is hypnotic, in a roadkill, rubbernecking sort of way. Read the complete review for The Machinist

The Machinist: Cast & Details

Year: 2004
Rated R
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 Christian Bale: Trevor Reznik
Jennifer Jason Leigh: Stevie
Aitana Sanchez-Gijon: Marie
John Sharian: Ivan
Michael Ironside: Miller
Larry Gilliard: Jackson

 

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  • Christian Bale's Shocking Weight Loss | Today's News: Our Take | 10/20/2004
    Remember how Tobey Maguire beefed up for Spider-Man and starved himself for Seabiscuit? Actor Christian Bale is another such dedicated (some might say deranged) thespian. He slimmed down dramatically — losing 63 pounds — for his new indie film, The Machinist (opening Friday). We're talkin' Lara Flynn Boyle skinny, kids. It ain't pretty. Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a paranoid, sleep-deprived factory worker who, in fact, hasn't slept in a year because of a secret buried deep in his psyche. This, we are meant to understand, is a tortured soul, and he wanted to look the part for the sake of verisimilitude. "I lost about a third of my body weight," Bale reveals. "I didn't really see how else to do it. "There are parts where your appearance really doesn't matter, and there are some where it's a very essential part of the character," he explains. "Trevor is in this ridiculously crazy downward spiral emotionally, read more

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