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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/07/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller See Also: Machinist [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint], The Machinist [Blu-ray]

Brad Anderson directs the psychological thriller The Machinist, a production of Spain's Filmax company. Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a factory lathe operator who has developed a serious case of insomnia. Lack of sleep has already started to wear down on his brain and his body. When he's involved in an accident at work, his co-workers turn against him. He starts to find strange notes in his apartment and see people that apparently aren't there. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as call girl Stevie. The Machinist premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Christian Bale - Trevor Reznik
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Stevie
Aitana Sanchez-Gijon - Marie
John Sharian - Ivan
Michael Ironside - Miller

A dark and melancholy mystery-thriller that unfortunately failed to reach a wide audience during its all-too-brief theatrical release, director Brad Anderson's The Machinist should find solid life on home video thanks in part to this impressive release from Paramount Home Video. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, cinematographer Xavi Giménez's moody, nearly monochromatic compositions make for a truly unsettling viewing experience thanks to a beautiful transfer that boasts dark-as-night blacks and shows no evidence of digital artifacting. The sound design of The Machinist is a key component of the film's ability to get under the viewer's skin, and the English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix offers impressive surround effects throughout. An English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround mix and English subtitles are also available. In terms of bonus materials, Anderson's easygoing commentary offers notable insight into the dark journey of haunted protagonist Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) while also playing up the film's dark humor. Though frequent references to Alfred Hitchcock get somewhat tiresome after a seemingly endless barrage of "H-bombs" are dropped by the hero-worshipping director, Anderson also offers insight into some of the more subtle influences on the film (including Dostoyevsky and German expressionism). Genre specialist Nacho Cerdà's impressive featurette "The Machinist: Breaking the Rules" does indeed break the rules of typical, by-the-numbers making-of segments by offering considerable insight into the production and presenting the material in a refreshingly artistic light, and a collection of deleted and alternate scenes will no doubt prove intriguing to fans of the film despite their ultimate disposability. A theatrical trailer rounds out the special features, making this release a true winner for fans of The Machinist and an ideal introduction to the winning sleeper for the uninitiated. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide