Friday, August 19, 2005
Tentative Movie Recommendation
Jon, my sisters, and I watched The Machinist* Wednesday night. I didn't know a whole lot about the movie other than a very general idea of the plot and the fact that Christian Bale lost 30,000 pounds for the role. The movie ended up being slow moving but oddly compelling. I found it hard to walk away for my many bathroom breaks (darn pregnancy!). It was reminiscent of Memento only darker and sadder. I'm not sure how much more I can say without giving away the story. Anyway, if you don't mind leaving a film with a less-than-cheerful disposition, I'd say you should catch this one. Plus, if nothing else, I feel that Christian Bale's sickly body morphing deserves some sort of attention. I kept wondering how the man was able to walk around. Crazy.
*Directed by Brad Anderson who also made another creepy psychological film, Session 9. You should see that too.
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