American Psycho A Twisted Well Made Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2009)

American Psycho is a twisted very well made thriller with a knock out performance by Christian Bale from Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, and most recently Terminator Salvation. The rest of the cast including William Dafoe, Jared Leto, Chloe Sevigny, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, and Reese Witherspoon in a small role turn in good performances but it's Bale who stands out amongst them. I won't say anything about the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it yet except that American Psycho is a thriller with some touches of dark humor powered by a great performance by Christian Bale as a wealthy New York banking executive with a taste for homicidal activities. The movie is definitely weird and different but in a good way. Director Mary Harron does a good job of bringing this film to the big screen and doing justice to the book. Well done. The film does contain strong violence, some graphic sex scenes, drug use, and strong language so parents should be warned before watching this with their kids. Overall American Psycho was much better that expected and most of that is because of the fantastic performance by Christian Bale who continues to show Hollywood why he's one of Hollywoods best actors. If you're in the mood to watch a good movie that's entertaining, different, and with some dark humor you can't go wrong with American Psycho. It's one movie among many that will not disappoint.