Brilliant movie

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2007)

Brilliant Movie, Fantastic atmosphere and acting and surprising plot.
Christian Bale really puts down a good psychopath, sometimes in an extreme way, but in most scenes quite subtle. I am usually not a fan of movies like these (the gory and bloody scenes are usually a sign of bad B-movies) but this one is really worth watching.
It's not real "heavy" horror, there might be "thrills" for some people in it (dead bodies and such) but you won't see things like a ghost popping up out of nowhere screaming to scare the audience like in many cheap horror movies. In fact some scenes, which in essence should be "horror" are quite hilarious (referring to, for example, a certain scene with a chainsaw) and make the movie as a whole a bit lighter than it could have been.
However, if you see this movie and hope to see another great movie by watching part 2: don't. Trust me, it will be a true disappointment. Instead, I advise you to watch the TV series Dexter (as in the Dexter the serial killer, not the cartoon Dexter's Lab) since it catches the atmosphere a lot better.