The Machinist is a dark, disturbing and thought-provoking film. Christian Bale's performance is almost overshadowed by his bare bones physique - especially when you realize his next film was Batman Begins. However, the payoff of this movie doesn't feel quite worth the confusing ride. And MAN is Christian Bale skinny!

There is really a very predictable final but this isn't mean film was bad, Machinist is the one of masterpiece thriller.

Trevor, an ordinary industrial worker, begins having issues with his life after being awake for over an year. Flashbacks, confusing reality with fiction, seeing people who did not exist, the lot. Things really turn out of control after he provokes a serious accident at work and gradually, everyone turns against him.It's a really mind blowing thriller following a person who's becoming insane in search of answers regarding his life. It seemed a truly wonderful idea but I didn't like the way it was implemented. Most of the time I had the impression I was watching a horror movie rather than a drama centered thriller with lots of dark and spooky places covered with blood and events which you can probably find some place where ghosts are omnipresent. I have to admit, the ending was a bit disappointing but it cleared out most of the mystery, making you understand a lot of scenes which were inexplicable at the time they occurred.Overall, I was expecting a different type of movie, a different course of events especially when I saw that Christian Bale played the main act, so the disappointment was too hard to bare.

Paranoia? A murder mystery that might not have actually happened? An emaciated Christian Bale? Affectionate prostitute? All of the above. This is a nightmare (not in a derogatory way) that slowly reveals itself right before your eyes. More proof of how gifted and committed Christian Bale is as an actor. Can be genuinely hard to watch at times.