to clear a few things up...

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2002)

There seem to be two types of opinions on this movie, comments from those who understand it which are usually very positive, and comments from those who don't understand it, who give it poor reviews. Despite what some people seem to think, this is not a slasher horror movie, nor does it deal with split-realities as one person wrote. It is a satirical and humourous look at the yuppie culture of the 80's, through the eyes of a psychopath.
To explain the film, and those who have not yet seen it should look away now, Patrick Bateman is a yuppie loser who fantasises about being a serial killer, however he does not actually kill anyone. He lives out his fantasies through drawings in a book, and he actually believes he is killing people. The key evidence of this is not only the ending but when Bateman wants to kill people but is unable to do so, as in the case of the guy who has a crush on him and his secretary. When he is actually faced with the prospect of a real murder he is not capable of doing it.
Once this is understood it is far easier to appreciate this movie for the masterpiece that it is, unquestionably one of the top ten movies of all time.