The Machinist - 7

Twice in this film you see The Idiot -the novel by Dostoyevsky- this film story runs along the same lines as the guilt ridden characters in a lot of Dostoyevsky's works, especially Crime and Punishment. The film explores the physical effects of one's psychology, in particular the guilt and paranoia that we fell in life. The film is hard to get into at first because it requires the viewer to figure out what is going on, which takes at least the first twenty minutes. But the film progresses well and the ending makes the film worth your while (rather than bad films where you're either left hanging, or the ending makes no sense). The cinematography also helps create an atmosphere that helps to tell the story. The film stars Christian Bale (Batman Begins - 7) who had lost a lot of weight (he looks like horribly malnourished). It is a very well done psychological thriller.