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Date Posted: 06:26:06 08/02/05 Tue
Author: Rocket
Subject: The Machinist

Last weekend, my wife and I rented an Indy film I hadn't heard of before. It's called The Machinist, and it stars Chrisitian Bale.

I wasn't all that excited about renting it, but my wife has a thing for Christian Bale, so it was her pick.

About 10 minutes in, she wanted to turn it off, but I was intrigued. It ended up being an absolutely fantastic movie, which reminded me a lot of Memento and Insomnia.

Bale plays a machinist worker who hasn't slept in a year. He lost a ton of weight for the role (I'm talking super sickly skinny; you can't even tell it's him; that's why my wife didn't want to continue watching it). His fatigue (or so he thinks) helps contribute to a co-worker losing his arm in a machine accident. After several strange clues, he begins to think that he was simply a pawn in a higher plan.

This is a MUST see film, which really deserves much more recognition than it received. I'm actually going to buy it.

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I recall Rhino mentioned this movie somewhere . . . -- Silk, 01:33:21 08/04/05 Thu
- Actually... -- Dog of War, 22:49:02 08/04/05 Thu
  - I liked the ending. Good stuff. (NT) -- Rocket, 06:17:30 08/05/05 Fri
    - Spoilers about the ending of the Machinist and several other movies; read at your own peril -- Dog of War, 17:37:12 08/05/05 Fri
      - Yes! -- The Rhino, 08:09:24 08/14/05 Sun
        I remember the commercials for Secret Window kind of giving away the ending -- Rocket, 08:37:40 08/18/05 Thu
        Re: Yes! -- Dog of War, 21:52:49 08/18/05 Thu
        But Secret Window . . . -- Silk, 23:35:57 08/18/05 Thu
        I'm not sure I would lump all of these films as having the same ending anyway -- Rocket, 09:17:37 08/19/05 Fri
        I think you just contradicted yourself -- The Rhino, 09:50:30 08/19/05 Fri
        Now wait just a moment . . . -- Silk, 10:02:46 08/19/05 Fri
        Sorry - that "Identities" question was aimed at Rhino. (NT) -- Silk, 19:03:58 08/19/05 Fri
        Not a favorite, no. -- The Rhino, 20:00:53 08/20/05 Sat
        Like I said . . . -- Silk, 01:28:35 08/22/05 Mon
Vince McMahon (NT) -- I love it! What a gimmick!, 18:27:10 08/26/05 Fri
Saw this the other night. FREAKING AWESOME. (NT) -- Silk, 16:50:36 03/09/06 Thu
- Endings. -- Silk, 04:15:45 03/10/06 Fri