I was blown away

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2019)

The film stars Patrick Bateman, a 27-year-old man who is a wealthy stock broker on wall street although we don't really see him work rather we see him going out to restaurants and other places as he hangs out with co-workers. The story is about Bateman going through life as you or I would but there's a catch; he's a serial killer, throughout the film we see Bateman kill random people and we also see the aftermath of some of his kills.
during the opening after a bar scene where he openly admits to wanting to kill a young woman who is bartending but she doesn't hear him due to the music being too loud we get a description of his day to day life. He mentions all of the skin care products he uses to look young his rigorous diet and exercise routine and even saying "There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman" so we can already tell he's not all there but seems like a normal guy on the outside.
The film is set on the 1980s so we see people openly snorting cocaine and smoking without any problems. What surprised me the most was when I found out a woman directed this film now I'm not trying to be sexist in fact I think anyone can direct a great film regardless of who you are but it shocked me because of how Bateman treats women. Along with the murders Bateman has women come to his house so he can have sex with them and he even films a session with him flexing at his muscles in the mirror while with two women, now that doesn't seem too bad but right after when they're sleeping the women are ready to leave but Bateman makes them stay saying "We're not finished yet" as he takes out a coat hanger out of a drawer as he does we see that he has many different instruments. The films cut's to Bateman letting them out and we see the first girl with cuts on the back of her shoulder and a bloody nose and the other leaving angerly only saying later on that she had to go to the emergency room afterward.
The whole film is chock full of weird disturbing imagery but that shouldn't drive you away because Christian Bale delivers a stellar performance and you really feel and believe that he's a psychopath. A little heads up for those who aren't the best with gore be wary that there is a very plentiful amount of blood and gore hence the R rating but I hope whoever watches this really enjoys it, it's definitely one that you won't forget.