The Best Movie of 2000 so far

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2000)

If you lived through the 1980's, you'll have a much better time seeing "American Psycho". Brett Easton Ellis' often gory novel is done as a brilliant satire of the Me Decade, and is hilarious to boot. Anyone expecting a slasher film will leave disappointed, but the intelligent movie goer will have a great time. Christian Bale's breakthrough performance as Wall Streeter-slash-killer Patrick Bateman will make him one of Hollywood's most sought after actors. Forget him in "Shaft"; Bale is perfectly cast as the well-to-do yuppie with the unquenchable thirst for violence and murder. Although it bombed at the box office, "American Psycho" will be one of those flicks that achieves cult classic status on video.