A good satire of a modern day serial killer. Plus it captures the 1980's really well.

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2009)

I for one am not really a big Christian Bale fan even though his performances are pretty good especially his "Batman" efforts. I must say though that this satire was pretty direct and his performance strong. With today's media culture obsessed with murder and serial killers this film "American Psycho" can give film fans a nice taste for their thirst. Set in 1980's New York City you have Bale as wall street and power hungry yuppie Patrick Bateman who's at the top of his game he has a nice apartment, nice clothes, and plenty of lady friends. And also he's a pop culture quoting champ of the current times and 80's music. Yet behind it all deep down he's a psychopath who murders, it doesn't matter if it's strangers or people he knows. This really showed a side of a Ted Bundy type a good outward appearance, but a demon on the inside. Plus this film really captured the 80's scene well by the way it showed the hairstyles, clubs, drugs, and it was well evidenced as it played some of the better hit songs from the 1980's. Overall good film with a good Bale performance it may not be everyone's cup of tea yet it explores the greatest decade well while showcasing the dark side of life proving even the best supposed outward appearance can be terrifying and chilling underneath and on the inside.