An American Gem

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2011)

Wow. What a film! All I can say is that this is one of my all time favourite films. It just keeps you entertained. Christian Bale is absolute genius. He goes from being a crazy and deluded killer, to a panicky nerd, to a corny music-buff know-it-all, to a self obsessed business man. And just as Bale's performance does, the story also jumps around. It start out as a Sex In The City style narrated romantic comedy, to an extremely sick and black comedy, to a grisly horror. The scenes where Bateman is explaining his albums are hilarious, as is the scene where he says, "I experienced a moment of sheer panic when I noticed that his apartment looks out over the park, and was clearly more expensive than mine.' as is the business card scene. And the chainsaw scene is very intense. I have to say though, for it's reputation as a very violent film, although graphic, most violence is offscreen.
My only criticism is the mass murder scene where the car blows up. It if is a hallucination, then it works fine, but if you are in the same belief group as me, (That it all really happened) then you may fell that it is completely implausible and a plot gap. Having said that, this film is my first EVER 10/10.