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10/03/06
The Machinist (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 124 Fresh: 90 Rotten:34 Average Rating: 6.6/10
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A suspenseful low-budget thriller where Christian Bale completely inhabits his role.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 22, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $939,471
Synopsis: Christian Bale delivers one of cinema's most sacrificial performances in Brad Anderson's mesmerizing thriller. Written by Scott Kosar (2003's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE), THE MACHINIST takes place in a bleak and nondescript American city, where Trevor Reznick (Bale) is quite... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Michael Ironside, John Sharian
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The Machinist, in terms of its gimmicky, save-the-conceit structure, is a bit like the self-consciously clever Memento but not even half as fun.
08/27/06
It's a somber, sometimes slow-slithering dark piece that's heavier on style than substance, but it all works.
06/12/06
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05/26/06
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02/09/06
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It's like a film the Coen Brothers would have made, back when they still made good movies.
08/22/05
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07/21/05
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replacing phrase "going De Niro" with the phrase "going Bale" in many vocabularies
07/12/05
Anderson's use of lighting, editing, sound design, and score hit just the right nerve endings, creating a film that keeps turning over in your mental gears for days afterward.
06/20/05
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06/10/05
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A chance for Bale to show off his new lean look for what the filmmaker mistakenly thinks is art.
06/07/05
The performances are nothing short of superb - Bale's skeletal form alone is likely to be the most haunting visual image of the year.
03/19/05
Mark Twain said that Wagner's music isn't as bad as it sounds. The Machinist isn't as good as it looks. But Bale's fever-dream performance is otherworldly great.
03/09/05
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03/01/05
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