Murders and executions

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2000)

First off, I'd like to say that this movie was not at all what I had expected it to be...from the reviews of the film I had read, I was expecting something that most critics would find tacky and overdrawn (I don't often agree with the critics), but was very surprised to find a hip, catchy movie. This film is already becoming a cult classic. Bale's portrayal of the eccentric Bateman is almost flawless; as you watch the movie, you can even sympathize with Bateman and almost want to be the hip, smooth talking, musically inclined money man himself (that is, until he starts to really lose himself). Also, as a side note, I thought Reese Witherspoon was exceptional in this movie, peeking in a role that she was born to play. This movie certainly isn't for everyone, and a lot of people won't enjoy/understand it, but it's probably one of the better movies I've seen in the past two years.