Christian Bale shines as a young boy retaining his childhood in a very grown- up world.

Rating: Null/10 (3 April 2000)

As a Christian Bale fan, I went into this movie fully expecting to see the grown up sort-of Bale that I have enjoyed in his more recent films. I instead saw him as an equally amazing child actor, richly deserving of the recognition he got for his performance. A Steven Spielberg film is an amazing stage for a rising actor, and Bale showed that he had talent worthy of such a prestigious movie. And since, Bale has not faded as many child actors, but built a career based on many complex and diverse characters. If you go see the upcoming "American Psycho" expect to see a very different Bale as Patrick Bateman. After all, isn't good acting being able to be effective in any role?