Over the weekend the Christian Bale lovefest continued when Jenny and I watched the hard hitting drama, The Machinist. The movie didn't do much when released a few years ago and only made some news with how emaciated Bale looks in the film, which he does.
It's a very good film. It has a little Hitchcock vibe going for it...not only with the macabre themes but also with its pacing and with its musical score. I really didn't know what to expect with the movie...but its a hard hitting movie and is a fascinating character study of the Bale character. His character undergoes an existential dilemna...which I won't give away...but will say that it is very satisfying in terms of fullfiling the film's narrative.
Not much of surprise here...but Bale gives another tremendous performance. He looks so sick in the movie but that is by design as his physical deterioration mirrors his emotional deterioration. It seems like Bale puts himself through the ringer with every performance but always delivers. He's the man.
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