Christian Bale
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bbmodels2001 — 12 years ago(April 16, 2013 09:37 AM)
I agree. The first time I saw Bale in a movie(at the time I thought it was the first time) was American Psycho in the spring of 2000. I thought it was a great performance and he completely carried the film. The next time I saw him was in this movie in the summer of 2000 which I thought was a let down for him. I think he clearly took the role because it was a good career move but he clearly underacts in this movie. It wasn't until some time after watching the Machinist that I realized that this was the same kid actor that starred in Empire of the Sun I watched when I was a kid. I was completely blown away when I learned that. I also couldn't believe how young he was when he did American Psycho, 25 or 26 I thinks, which clearly shows his maturity beyond his years.
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spookyrat1 — 12 years ago(May 21, 2013 06:04 AM)
I thought he was really good as one of the villains, but equally complemented by Jeffrey Wright as the ice pick - wielding Peoples who was certainly playing against his usual character type. Whatever its merits (and I quite liked it), it had a top notch cast.