Interesting and a fantastic performance by Bale

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2011)

American Psycho is surely an interesting picture. It has handsome cinematography and a slick tone, and Bale totally commits himself to the role. He remains a very interesting character, and the film has some really great scenes. It surely has ideas behind it, but for all of the film's ambitions, it feels sometimes self-indulgent. Even with it's flaws though it is always entertaining, right until the end, which is very difficult to predict. The biggest accomplishment is probably Bale, who proves himself here and respect should be given where it's due. This film will only benefit from rewatches, and I surely do strongly recommend it only because even if it doesn't amount to much at the end (for me at least) it is still quite ambitious in it's own right, and I am pretty sure it will make many people talk about it. There's a truly hidden brilliance here, or at least it looks like it.