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MACHINIST, THE

Director:

  Brad Anderson
  

Year Released:

  2004

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Christian Bale
  Michael Ironside
  Jennifer Jason Leigh
  Anna Massey
  Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Movie Haiku:Obsessive guilt turns a handsome young man into a hollow-eyed skeleton who can neither sleep nor eat in this tortured & torturous nightmare from the talented director of the ultra-creepy SESSION 9. Bale’s much-discussed weight loss supports his harrowing depiction of one man’s psychological unraveling, & his last scene’s unforgettable.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2004