well done

Rating: Null/10 (12 February 2002)

I think that this was absolutely a good film on that really came together in my mind on many different levels. First of all there is the world through a killer's eyes, ie, his thoughts and feelings, which is captured in a great way with the fact that Bateman is from the upper one percent in terms of economic status. WIth that said I can disagree with bad reviews about how this movie is too gory because that is absolutely ridiculous. The subjest matter calls for it so that is what has to be showed, end of story.
One thing that I got from the film that has not really been addressed on this site is the idea that Bateman kind of symbolizes the way that upper class kind of wields power over the lower classes to the point where they can almost become a real serial killer out of the scope of the police and media. That is an interesting paradox because it is something that shows up time and time again in the realm of corporate America, which big tobacco and the enron scandal bear witness to. With those interesting and controversial elements all intertwined into this picture, there is no way that this movie can't be regarded as a great work.