Jim davis christian baleis an ex army ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by the nightmares of his former. Bale is a former child star turned very versatile leading man, with a reputation for taking any role that challenged him. Bale s role in empire of the sun, as a young boy interned in china by the japanese, received praise from most film critics. Christian charles philip bale born 30 january 1974 is an actor born in wales, of english extraction, and a naturalized citizen of the usa since 2014. Film directorial debut for ayer who has written such box office hits as. Netflix recently began production on an original docudrama based on the life and antics of shockrocker gg allin, starring oscarwinner. Eight times christian bale totally transformed for a movie. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Christian bale, steve carell, ryan gosling, brad pitt. Once again christian bale lost a great deal of weight this time in order to depict a destitute and starved prison camp inmate. If we were to ask what is christian bales best movie, the popular answer would be the dark knight. Jan 26, 2016 jim takes a polygraph test for the man. Bale stars as jim davis, an exsoldier who cant escape the trauma from his days as a ruthless killer in the army in iraq. Oct 08, 2018 harsh times 2005, christian bale best acting like and subscribe.
Welcome to rotten tomatoes, where weve got bale by the barrel. I honestly believe that christian bales performance in this movie was truly outstanding. In 20062007 a group of investors bet against the us mortgage market. Jul 18, 2014 once again christian bale lost a great deal of weight this time in order to depict a destitute and starved prison camp inmate. David ayers has big balls, he is a director of vision not unlike sam peckinpah, the guy makes hard as nails movies and this is a great one, christian bales performance is remarkable, see also out of the furnace for more proof of this actors talents. Harsh times 2005 action movies 2016 adventure, christian bale. British actor christian bale has starred in various movies.
Harsh times movie 2005 christian bale, freddy rodriguez, eva longoria. Tunis, tunisia christian bale, an actor known for dramatic transformations, has gained over 450,000 pounds to play a sandworm in the upcoming dune remake. All christian bale movies ranked aug 15, 2019 the notorious method actor reportedly packed on 50 pounds, mostly comprised of bananas wedged up his ass, in preparation for the role. Christian bale gains 450,000 pounds to play sandworm in dune. Harsh times internet movie firearms database guns in. Bales role in empire of the sun, as a young boy interned in china by the japanese, received praise from most film critics. The notorious method actor reportedly packed on 50 pounds, mostly comprised of bananas wedged up his ass, in preparation for the role. The 10 best christian bale movies you need to watch taste. The film stars christian bale and freddy rodriguez, and was written and directed by david ayer, who wrote the script for the academy award winning 2001 film training day. All christian bale movies ranked movie and tv news. Despite a dedicated performance by christian bale, harsh times suffers from a heavyhanded and overly bleak plot. Bale is the recipient of many awards, including an academy award and two golden globes, and was featured in the time 100 list of 2011. Dec 21, 2017 the performances are appropriately stoical, and mr. His portrayal of jim david, an exarmy ranger, is coated in layers of emotional complexity and psychological deterioration.
When director zhang yimous the flowers of war opened in beijing earlier this month, star christian bale had to answer questions about whether the movie set amid the 1937 japanese occupation of. The 10 best christian bale movies you need to watch. David ayers has big balls, he is a director of vision not unlike sam peckinpah, the guy makes hard as nails movies and this is a great one, christian bales performance is remarkable, see also out of the. If denzel washington can be rewarded for best actor in training day then bale deserves his just rewards for. If denzel washington can be rewarded for best actor in training day then bale deserves his just rewards for harsh times. A closeknit group of young kids in nazi germany listen to banned swing music from. Met christian bale, freddy rodriguez en eva longoria parker. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. I honestly believe that christian bale s performance in this movie was truly outstanding. Christian bale won the supporting actor oscar earlier this year for the fighter. David ayer in harsh times 2005 christian bale and freddy rodriguez in harsh. Christian bale goes to war, young da vinci adventures, and brett ratner controversy updated by peter martin nov 08, 2011 comments terrence malick shooting backtoback.
The plot in this film is somewhat like an aircraft that spends a puzzlingly long. Bales extreme commitment to the role was first seen in the tunisian desert as the now bulbous, whalesized academy award winner was airlifted to set. Jim christian bale is a gulf war veteran who believes his sworn duty to. The film stars christian bale and freddy rodriguez, and was written and directed.
With robert sean leonard, christian bale, frank whaley, barbara hershey. In addition to starring roles in big budget hollywood films, he has long been heavily involved in films produced by independent. Hostiles has great writing and acting with a whole bunch of grey area because you are seeing all sides of the violence. Joseph blocker christian bale, a walking embodiment of lawrences archetype, has made a career of genocidal slaughter, which has.
Christian bale plays an army captain assigned to escort a cheyenne chief and his family back home. Despite the fact that we are never given the vietcong perspective of the story and sympathize with the american protagonist throughout the film, rescue dawn is decidedly an antiwar movie. Theres skinny bale the machinist and big bale american hustle, edgy bale the fighter and. Nov 15, 2019 10 times christian bale dramatically transformed his body for a role before ford v ferrari. Christian bale is one of the few actors in hollywood whose child stardom has successfully translated to steady and respectable adult employment. Christian bale goes to war, young da vinci adventures, and brett ratner controversy updated by peter martin nov 08, 2011 comments terrence malick shooting backtoback films in 2012 with christian bale, cate blanchett, ryan gosling and more. The plot was one of the most dull plots to have ever existed. Set during the last days of the ottoman empire, the promise follows a love triangle between michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated ana, and chris a renowned american. Christian bale on dick cheney inspiration at the golden. Christian charles philip bale born 30 january 1974 is an english actor who is known for his intense method acting style, often transforming his body drastically for his roles. A brood of firebreathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet. In harsh times, christian bale gives a spectacular technical. If you go to vice expecting a conventional movie biopic of former vice president dick cheney christian bale, you will be discombobulated, to say the least.
Studi share the ability to evoke people from an earlier time without dimming their movie star charisma. Christian bale, an actor known for dramatic transformations, has gained over 450000 pounds to play a sandworm in the upcoming dune. With christian bale, freddy rodriguez, eva longoria, chaka forman. Bale is a former child star turned very versatile leading man. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Harsh times is a 2005 crime film that marked the feature film directorial debut of david ayer the writer of training day. This was a hard one to rate and we almost bailed on it within the first. Harsh times 2005 christian bale and freddy rodriguez best scene. The film was distributed by metrogoldwynmayer and bauer martinez entertainment. I was excited to watch harsh times cause 1 they had christian bale 2 gritty crime drama wow this movie was crap. Christian bale, who won best actor in a comedy or musical at the golden globes, thanked satan for inspiring his performance as dick cheney in vice. With matthew mcconaughey, christian bale, izabella scorupco, gerard butler.
A closeknit group of young kids in nazi germany listen to banned swing music from the u. A brood of firebreathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything. Harsh times stars christian bale and freddy rodriguez as two dopesmoking buddies who try to recapture their teenage days on the streets when one of them returns from a tour of duty in iraq. Christian bale reveals what american psycho costars. They had christian bale 2 gritty crime drama wow this movie was crap. Christian bale, eva longoria, freddy rodriguez, chaka forman. If china has its way in next years academy awards, bale could be represented in the foreignlanguage race. Christian bale opened up about how his costars did not believe that he was a good actor and they did not understand his approach to acting. There have been several documentaries about gg, but no one has had the courage or discipline to pull off a credible dramatic portrayal, said director and longtime bale collaborator david o. In addition to starring roles in big budget hollywood films, he has long been heavily involved in films produced by independent producers and art houses. Chinas film bureau said friday that the flowers of war, an ambitious war story that is set and was filmed in china, will be the countrys. Despite a dedicated performance by christian bale, harsh times suffers. Not a great amount of action that you might expect from a christian bale movie or a vast amount of prior history on jims military background.