just read the book and leave it at that.

Rating: Null/10 (16 April 2000)

I did indeed read the book prior to the release of this film. I received the kewl letter e-mailed from Patrick Bateman with the film clips and couldn't wait for more. Opening night of the film in my town, I go and see it. 97 minutes later, total let down. No, I didn't expect it to be just like the book. I know better. So much more could have been done with this. I just feel the audience should have had more of an inside view of Bateman. Give us a shot of him at the video store with some exterior dialogue about the girl behind the counter, instead of him at dry cleaners arguing about stains. His complaints about the homeless, the silencer that he had, the rat with the cheese. Terrible, Terrible adaptation of the book. There were only glimpses of what this film should have been (the ray-bans, the rented videos, the clothes man it was all about the clothes). Christian Bale did do one chainsaw of an acting job in this and Chloe Svengingy as well. These actors deserve more than this ax chopped script that they were given. All I have to say is just read the book and leave it at that. Let Patrick Bateman run around in yer head as he does anyway watching the penguins in the zoo.