Summary
There's only one way out, and it's not too satisfying. After revving you up for something a little (but not entirely) different, The Machinist turns out to be another one of those movies with a twist that aims to "explain everything." And it does, except for why they bothered to make an artsy film and then resolve its psychological puzzle with a conventional climax. For a while The Machinist is "Son of Fight Club," and in part, that's how it ends. But finally it's more Twilight Zone than anything, and that's just not quite satisfying enough.
[Trevor Reznik]'s insomnia begins to take on dangerous' new dimensions when Ivan (John Sharian) shows up in his life. Ivan is as bulky as Trevor is gaunt (not a coincidence), with one good hand and another that has some fingers fashioned out of a few unnecessary toes. He's menacing and aggressive, where Trevor is harmless and effete. He shows up on the job at the factory, where he causes Trevor to hit a switch that starts a machine that severs a colleague's arm. He stalks Trevor in a red sports car that nobody else can see. He shows up in a photograph that Trevor finds in the wallet of -- and so forth. You get the picture.See the full content of this document
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The Machinist; Spare Parts
There are many ways into The Machinist, a freaky psychodrama about an insomniac who hasn't slept in a year, and who may now be having hallucinations -- what else could they be? -- that slowly begin to drive him mad.
But there's only one way out, and ...See the full content of this document
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