The Hollywood nowadays can only boast of a few versatile male actors. When talking about who is the king, the name that will immediately enter the mind is that one of Daniel Day Lewis, followed by another great; Leonardo Di Caprio, and Johnny Depp. Do not forget this hitherto overlooked name that has suddenly become very big; Christian Bale.
Here are some of his big performances.
The movie Batman Begins was superb but the Dark Knight was simply outstanding. The all star cast and unforgettable performance from Heath Ledger, which actually overshadowed the performance of Christian Bale. Ledger made one of the best villains in the history of Hollywood, even though Bale did quite a great job alongside Bruce Wayne.
The film that showed the best deception and the playing of double games had the starring role played by Christian Bale who did not disappoint in The Prestige. He keeps the tensions high throughout the film with people trying to guess who the villain or the good guy is. It is how he went ahead to steal the show from Hugh Jackman who was left playing second fiddle.
In The Machinist you will find an emaciated insomniac who is very confused about all issues and this again has been played marvelously by Bale who plays the character of Trevor Reznik. He was so committed to this starring role that he even had to lose 70 pounds off his weight in order to perform in this film. If you think Memento was great in Thinner, you have not seen anything yet.
The role of Patrick Bateman is excellently done by Bale, acting in the role character of American Psycho. He plays the part of the psycho New York bank executive in the 80s. It is a magnificent performance.
In the year 2008 there were many classy films such as Rescue Dawn directed by Werner Herzog to mention a few names just in case you missed the best. The story line is of an American fighter pilot who is shot during the war in Laos. The best actors in this movie are Steve Zahn and Bale who are both very big names in the film Hollywood. So if they had to take the step to reduce weight for the sake of their respective roles in the movie is quite outstanding.
His most memorable performance is seen in 3:10 to Yuma together with Russell Crowe. This, as it ended up, was a very new role for Bale as he had to act the cowboy in a desert. Who would have thought that John Foster would shine in this movie?
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