10 Totally Odd Films
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4. The Machinist
You won’t recognise a radically slimmed-down Christian Bale in this deeply unsettling look at paranoia and guilt. Filmed through a dreamy haze, chronic insomniac Trevor Resnik finds himself caught up in increasingly destructive and confusing affairs that reveal themselves to be much deeper than he imagined. It’s wildly intelligent and offers one of the truest looks at insomnia any film has ever managed. Bale’s restrained performance is a joy to behold, as we follow Trevor through a world that can’t possibly be the way he sees it.
