A great psychological thriller which doesn't lose the audience!

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2000)

This movie is what's known as an "Intelligent" horror film.
SPOILER DISCLAIMER!
Anyone expecting a Friday the 13th, or a Scream If You Know What I Taught Mrs. Tingle Last Summer, I'm sorry but you may be disappointed.
This is no doubt a horror movie, but it is more a period piece about 80's pretentiousness more than anything. IE, not being hungry at all but needing to have a reservation somewhere, or striving to have the slickest looking business card.
On another front, this movie is what the utterly dreadful FIGHT CLUB tried to be. And that is, the story of a society drone who, despite his good living, is so damn fed up with the everyday routine, that his compulsive behavior and his decreasing patience level lead him to the point of insanity, which then leads to homicidal activity. All of the events which make up this scenario in American Psycho, unfold in an intriguing way which makes those who are enjoying the film, want more.
Now, this movie is also one of those very weird ones. But weird in a good way, unlike Fight Club which lost me about half way through. But AP succeeds because the story sticks to the title of the movie, and unlike many psychological thrillers, it never loses the audience.