great film

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2005)

I have seen this film a number of times and it just continues to grow on me. It is the most quotable film I have ever seen and Christian Bale's Bateman is probably one of the best acted film villains I have ever seen in cinema. Christian Bale is so totally underrated for the talent he has and displays in every single film he is in, I would say even starting with his role in Empire of the Sun, to American Psycho, to The Machinist, that he has set himself up to be a great character actor. Besides his stellar performance in this film, everyone else I think does an excellent job as well, and the translation from Ellis' novel to the script by Turner and Harron give this film a satirical feminist edge that really subverts '80's pop culture and reganomics. Greed is the creed here, and Bateman is the product of such a heartless society. Perfect film.