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Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2016)

"...their early work was a little too... new wave, for my tastes.. but when sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own - commercially and artistically." American Psycho is one of the most quotable movies ever made. It's a dark comedy / crime / drama from the year 2000, and of course its main star is Christian Bale. Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment bank executive from New York who has a bit of an ego. It appears, that Bateman is a psychopath and a serial killer, who has all these sick, twisted fantasies and own gruesome ways.
As the film progresses, you're able to see his mind collapse and turn on him, as he goes from killing in control, to being uncontrollable. It's a pretty dark shift, but a very interesting one -- because the movie is, simply put, fantastic. I would have to say, as early as this, that the movie is one of the very best in cinematic history. It's my personal favorite of all time. It's incredible, and Christian Bale is a magnificent actor. He was absolutely brilliant in his role as Bruce Wayne / Batman, among many others... but this was, by far, the performance of his life. Nobody could have portrayed Patrick Bateman other than Bale himself, so it was a perfect casting choice for sure.
The movie is dark, funny, violent, and at times can be confusing, but not in a bad way by any means. I would say that American Psycho is one of those movies that, although very, very good, doesn't quite have the total recognition that it so rightfully and so truly deserves. It's got a big large following of fans, though.
It's a must-see film and I can't describe it as meaningfully as I would like to. I believe this is just simply, one of those, "see for yourself, man!" movies. It's a once in a lifetime movie, perhaps. It's that damn good! There are so many reasons as to why it's my all time favorite film. It's the perfect film for sure.
Also, its ending? Here's where you may go wrong. You may come off thinking, "So, it was all in his own head? He was just, like, imagining the whole scenario and stuff?" Nope. Literally all of it happened (maybe excluding the bank statement thing with the cat.) You see, I can say (since it's spoiler-ticked review), that it all happens because: if you watch the movie, you'll see what these people are like. They're corrupted. They're greedy. They're selfish. They only want what's best for them, nothing more, nothing less. They barely know each other's real names, and don't care enough to find out what's true, what's proper. You know how like, Paul Allen thinks Bateman's name is Marcus Halberstram? That's an example. They don't care to find out what's right from wrong, truth from lies. So when the guy at the end of the film says, to Bateman: "because I had dinner with Paul Allen, in London, (however many) days ago..." what if the guy had dinner with who he thought, was Paul Allen? That's what I mean. Patrick would then continue to slip through and escape any cracks which would enclose him, and keep him with life in prison, or the death penalty.
Truly, American Psycho is a remarkable movie. I must-see with so many fantastic moments.
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