I thought it was worth seeing for the performance of Christian (insane) Bale alone, not to mention the wonderful retro-noir feel of the movie, but others have sited the ending as unsatisfactory and therefore the entire film a waste of time.
6. Essentially, it's about a man who has not slept in a year,
wasting away to a virtual skeleton (Bale lost 63 pounds for the role). The whole film has a great Hitchcock feel to it- we perceive the world through the main character's sleep-deprived and increasingly paranoid eyes till the Third Act; when we find out what's really going on and why he hasn't been able to sleep in a year.
It's worth renting, just don't watch the "making of" documentary until after you've watched the movie.
I thought the ending made the film. And I did not predict it.
SPOILER:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I did predict the fight club aspect...that was clear, and I don't think meant to be a surprise, but I thought the waitress was in the fridge and the hooker would be in the carpet. I thought it was a much deeper film making the choice that it did.
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