Bale's Bateman

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2019)

American Psycho is one of the few films that appears in both in Chris Stuckmann's book, The Film Buff's Bucket List (top 50 films of 2000 to 2015) and the 100 Movie Bucket List scratch off poster. So I get to mark off two at once! I'm fascinated by Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman. It's a performance that really made me take note of Bale over twenty years ago and he remains an actor to watch to this day. This film is categorized as crime drama, but I've always seen it as a psychological thriller and, I don't know what this says about me, a dark comedy. Now, if you'll excuse me... I have to return some video tapes.