Dark, witty and BRILLIANT!

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2002)

*SPOILERS*
I've been reading other comments on American Psycho, and it seems as if there are a lot of people disagreeing about stuff. Well, I think that's just what the director wanted - to create a film that people would remember, discuss, debate, whether or not they liked it, and that's what we've all been doing! I don't think it was made for people to "like", more to give insight and provoke. But anyways, I really liked it. There's something really funny about a well to do guy saying lines like, "I like to dissect girls, did you know I'm utterly insane?" right in front of peoples faces. Little do they know.... The plot is almost non-existent, and to be honest, I didn't really care about it. There's more to this movie than that, I just found it really interesting watching Patrick's life roll by and the wierd way he lives it. I guess you have to have a certain amount of intelligence and open-mindedness to get a film like this. I like to think that Bateman actaully did kill all those people...and the b**tard got away with it, just cause he did. Cause no one ever suspected him or whatever, it's a better ending than, "it was all in his head." The film is quite disturbing with the explicit sex scenes and violence (actually, although I am naturally squemish, I didn't think there wasn't as much gore as everyone made out to be), but it's sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. Like the part where Bateman's with the two prostitutes and he's going into detail about PHIL COLLINS of all people, and at the same time instructing the women into positions. Or when we see just the utter madness of him when he gets totally manic over a fellow collegue having a better business card. There's something appealing about Bateman, even though he's a pretentious prick who is obsessed with vanity, sex and murder.
Special praise for Christian Bale, he is not only one fine looking actor, but his mannerisms and facial expressions give Bateman that supressed madness look. 10/10 for a wicked film. Check out the scene where he's about to axe Paul Allen, his prancing about to the music is hilarious.