WHOA!

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2000)

I have only one word to say, Whoa! This movie is out there and very good. Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman. A wall street million by day and a psychotic serial killer by night. This film jumps everywhere with comedy, action, drama and horror. There is no way to explain this film. There is a good cast but they don't get as much attention as Bale. ChloÃ« Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, and Samantha Mathis float in and out of scenes as the women in Patrick's life. Willem Dafoe has a short stint as a private detective who's investigating one of Bateman's murders. There are two reasons this film is great, the 80's nostalgia and Bale. He does a great job as normal everyday guy who's a complete schizophrenic. He comes off as a guy you would like to have as a friend but won't want to get mad. I give it an 8.2.The only film I can compare it to is David Fincher's "Fight Club". It has that "oh my god, what did I just watch" quality. If weird, violent, dark comedies is your thing run to see American Psycho.