Unique social comedy that mixed very well with a horror film.

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 2005)

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a man, who has it all. He's working on Wall Street, which he has an good looking secretary (Chloe Sevigny). Which Bateman doesn't realized that his secretary has an crush on him. He's obsessed with success, status and style with a pretty fiancée (Reese Witherspoon) and an more attractive but drugged out woman (Samantha Mathis), which Bateman is having an affair with. But there is a darker side to his successful life, Bateman is also an disturbed killer. Who enjoys raping beautiful prostitutes, murders and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without a purpose.
Directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol, The Notorious Betty Page) made a clever social satire film mixed brilliantly with horror. One of the film's best assets that it is sets in the late 1980's. This film is loaded with dark humour, while Bale gives an dynamic performance. This film has an terrific supporting cast, including:Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Matt Ross, Bill Sage, Cara Seymour and Justin Theroux. This independent film has high production values, an fine music score by John Cale and good looking cinematography by Andrzej Sekula (Pulp Fiction).
Since this DVD is the Killer Collector's Edition, which this DVD is also the original uncut version. DVD has an newly sharp remastered anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround Sound. DVD has two interesting and funny commentaries tracks, one by co-writer/director:Harron and co-writer/actress:Guinevere Turner (BloodRayne, The Notorious Betty Page). DVD also has Deleted Scenes with optional commentary, two documentaries-which one is about making the film with the filmmakers and critics-who loved the film, second is about the 1980's-the look, the music, the clubs, the fashion, the dark times and aids of that unforgettable era. DVD also has t.v. spots, trailers and four trailers of other movies from Lions Gate Films. The only flaw of this effective film is the last act of the film, where it's becomes increasingly disconnected. But still, there is plenty to enjoy in the movie. This film is Based on a Novel by Bret Easton Ellis (Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction). Co-Writer of the picture, Turner appears in an amusing cameo. Super 35. (**** ½/*****).