Greatest film of 2000s

Rating: 10/10 (14 September 2016)

American Psycho is one of my favourite films of all time. It is such a great film with a cult following, but why does it not get more critical acclaim? At the bare minimum, Christian Bale should have been nominated for one of the acting awards. Gladiator, like really? 30 years down the road, it will be films like American Psycho that will be more fondly remembered.
One of the things that makes this film so great is the atmosphere. The overall atmosphere has an at-times-surreal, 80s feel that I have yet to witness in any other film.
The acting performances of Christian Bale and Willem Dafoe are as good as they get.
The cinematography and sound effect/editing does not get sufficient credit. Of course, we also get to enjoy Patrick Bateman's favourite 80s music along the way.
Notice how I have deliberately not mentioned about the plot? I do not get why people are so hung up over the ending. Perhaps their over- focus on the plot is one of the reasons this film is underrated.
IMO, this is the greatest film of 2000s, and one of the greatest films of all time.