Glory of the 80s

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2002)

Let's throw in a cliche and say that the book was better then the film.
The book was kind of a 'Bridget Jones Diary' for fruitcakes, and was not only shocking but often really funny. The movie isn't shocking, since all the violence happens off-screen, and though it has some funny moments (the scene with the namecards!) it just can't surpass the brilliance of the novel. One of the main problems was christian Bale. Don't get me wrong, he did a good acting job, but I just didn't believe him as Patrick Bateman. The person I had in mind after reading the book was someone completely different. Another thing that bothers me were the Willem Dafoe and Reese Witherspoone storylines that both ended up nowhere. American Psycho is like the 80s itself: slick, overdone and also very empty.
Most Memorable Movie Moment: Patrick Bateman discussing the finer points of Huey Lewis while preparing another axe murder.
Rating: 6/10