A unique and bonkers masterpiece, with a for the ages acting display by Christian Bale

Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2019)

A revolutionary classic in the psychological thriller genre, with a career defining performance by Christian Bale(the role that led to his most famous role as Batman, can see why)
Its one of those few movies that messes with your mind but doesn't ruin the movie, too many modern movies go over the top with their jumbled up plots, this movie gets its spot on.
You truly don't know if Patrick Bateman has carried out the insane murders or not, director Mary Harmon really confuses our mind to not know if Bateman has imagined it all, some of it or did kill all those people.
Bale is jaw dropping tbh and its his master-fall display that adds to whether he is a psycho, a great storyteller or is a bit of both. He also a lot of the time is down right hysterical, even in murderous rampage moments, strong sexual scenes or any other part, his Bateman will have you chuckling along frequently. His urge to keep returning videotapes, his incredible knowledge of pop music and no desire to do any work(and his love of a pristine identity card)are other standouts plus I have never seen as funny a dance to a Huey Lewis song as he did here(which led to the movie's most brutal and memorable death scene, Batman kills The Joker so to speak).
The rest of the cast including Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Samantha Mathis and Josh Lucas back up Bale brilliantly, with all getting their own time to shine, plus all at times seems to be as oddball like as Bale's Bateman. Also the lovely Chloe Sevigny as Bateman's receptionist Jean seems to be one of the few that Bateman actually likes(he intends to kill her but works out he can't, whether that means he was going to or not remains to be seen, I think he was in love with her), Chloe is very beautiful, kind and sweet as Jean.
The movie is very violent and gore soaked in places(and doesn't hold back on animal cruelty, even if its mainly off screen)plus if Bateman was carrying out the crimes then all the other characters must be either very dim or know about what he does and they don't care about it, which is a bit weird even for this movie. Also Reese is great but a bit wasted, her talents should of been put to better use, same goes for Mathis and Leto. Whilst the sexual moments are a bit much at times, even if some are done with dark humour attached to them.
This though is one of the very best psychological thrillers of all time IMO with a endless supply of iconic moments, scenes and funny lines plus a real brain thinker after you have watched it, making you think about it a lot after watching it. Led by a Oscar worthy Bale as a monster for the ages(or is he)and a terrific supporting cast, American Psycho is absolutely superb.