Just when you thought it couldn't get more pretentious

Rating: Null/10 (23 March 2004)

I found the experience often times pretentious and empty. It seemed to be well made for the subject matter, I just had no particular interest in that subject matter which equated to a somewhat bored expression on my face throughout.
After going through the making of feature, I became aware of the nature of the film and its tackling of satire about rich young men of the late 80s... also of what the character was supposed to be about. Unfortunately, popping out business cards to show virtually identical ones with slight changes of color, which I realize is to show how ridiculous all of it is, is not my idea of fun. The conversations in the film were about as 'entertaining', including this diatribe about music the lead character spouts out in his apartment from time to time.
Some of the early narration felt a little like an attempt similar in nature to Fight Club's narrative, yet in no way compelling like Fight Club. On the one hand, I did like much of the music. Don't have much else to say about American Psycho. Didn't do anything for me.