One of a kind

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2000)

I saw the movie for the third time yesterday, for the first time on video, and it is one of my "would not hesitate to see it again and again" movie. The strange reality of Patrick Bateman is just perfect. This is one of those movies where you simply cannot appreciate the whole thing if you look at it at the first degree. I did not read the novel on which it was based, and I think it does not matter. Some adaptations are too "read the novel to understand", but not this one. It stands on its own, and is a fabulous rendition of the mood of an era and its materialistic philosophy (which is increasingly important today, sadly...)