great performance by Bale

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2005)

When i first saw this movie, i didn't know what to expect, and after viewing it, i was confused and didn't know what to think. Was it a slasher movie? was a comedy? was it a horror movie? what did i just see. I read up on it some and found out that it was mostly a satire about the economic boom of the 80s rightly called "reagan-economics" and what one man goes through when he really can do anything he wants because he is so powerful and rich. It goes into things like respect of women and how men in the 80s cared more about what they wore, the way they looked and the music they listened to more than ever. Batemans rant about Phil Collins and his music right before he doubled up on a pair of hookers should go down in cinema history. Christian Bale gives a stellar performance here. Every time i see him in a movie now days, i just think back to American Psycho as his really star making performance. If you want to see someone put on an acting clinic, check out his performance. Fans of the book, should be happy, i haven't read it but i hear from people that have, say it is more like the book than not like other movies that are based on books. If you are a Bale fan you will be greatly pleased as this is the movie that he will probably be remembered for, also Batman Begins, but thats another story.