I've seen The Machinist and was very impressed. I did not watch the special features -- I'll have to do that soon. I did read an interview with him when he made the film and he talked about the extreme weight loss. Unbelieveable.

Anyway, that role, and others like "American Psycho," set the bar pretty high and may have been an unfair point of comparison to "Harsh Times."

But having seen what he's capable of, IMHO "Harsh Times" just fell a bit flat and was not one of his better castings.

Best,

- VD