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Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2015)

American Psycho (2000): Dir: Mary Harron / Cast: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Chloe Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon: Extremely violent film about man's detachment from reality. Intriguing shocker with brilliant technical value starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman peeling off a face mask to reveal the new him. He identifies himself through business cards while pulling away from humanity. He ignores his fiancé, disregards his secretary, and his apartment is strewn with bodies. Director Mary Harron is stylish particularly during a sequence where Bateman pursues a prostitute through corridors while hoisting a chainsaw. Confusing at times yet observant character study. Bale struggles to maintain his sanity as everyday life eludes him and grim images become a difficult battle of reality and fantasy until we are unsure his future. Willem Dafoe plays a cop investigating a disappearance and he hints too close to the facts during questioning. Chloe Sevigny plays his insecure secretary who faces his crass behaviour yet open to a date where she is unknowingly spared until she views his thoughts upon a sketch pad. Jared Leto plays a successful business person who will become a victim in Bateman's recent memory. Reese Witherspoon plays Bateman's naive girlfriend who insists they're engage despite his disgust for her. Were the murders committed or just a product of paranoia? Score: 9 / 10