Reznik clearly has secrets to hide, but what are they?
Why hasnt he slept in almost a year?
And whos leaving enigmatic messages on little post-it notes on his fridge?
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As Rezniks paranoia builds, he finds companionship in two women.
The second is Stevie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) a prostitute who doubles as Rezniks bedroom psychoanalyst.
The Machinist is,quite simply, the kind of movie that Hollywood could not make.
This is a movie not about plot, but mood.
I just want to sleep, he says, as hes led to his cell.
Lets hope he sleeps easier than most of us did after watching this uniquely bleak movie.
