Tagline: Trevor Reznick is four letters away from the truth.
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Written by: Scott Kosar
Actors include: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Genre: Thriller
Length: 101 minutes
Banned: Nope
Review:
The ultimate work safety video...or is it. It's one heck of a dark and fascinating character study, and Christian Bale really earned some respect from me here. He looks like a concentration camp victim he's so skinny, but that is sort of the point here. Bale plays Trevor Reznik, an insomniac who works as a machinist in a factory. He looks terrible and barely functions, and things go from bad to worse when he inadvertently causes an accident to happen at work. The story flips back and forth through time so it's a bit tough to follow at first, but it's not too difficult and well worth the effort. It's gloomy, somewhat disturbing and rather gripping as well. Quite the psychological thriller that I didn't even know existed until Kronz mentioned it to me. I certainly think numerous other films took influence from this one after and I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a dark film.
Availability: On DVD & Blu-Ray
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