American Psycho II: All American Girl

Plot synopsis:
The film starts with a 12-year-old girl whose babysitter is on a date with serial killer Patrick Bateman. After Bateman kills and starts to dissect her babysitter, the girl stabs him with an ice pick. Fast forward to the present day and the girl, who is named Rachael Newman, is now a college student studying criminology under Professor Starkman, a former FBI agent. Rachael aspires to join the FBI and is determined to get the teaching assistant position under Starkman, which would make her a shoo-in for the FBI training program.
Tough competition for the position stands in her way, and Rachael proceeds to kill off classmates one by one. During her killing spree, she decides to see the school psychiatrist, Dr. Eric Daniels. Realizing that Rachael is a textbook sociopath, Daniels tries to warn Starkman, who mistakenly thinks the psycho student is Cassandra Blaire, with whom he had an extramarital affair. When Cassandra reveals that her affair with Professor Starkman has guaranteed her the TA position, Rachael decides to murder her as well. After she does so, Professor Starkman discovers Cassandra's body and calls Daniels to tell him that "she's dead". But he does not identify the victim, and Daniels assumes it must be Rachael. Distraught, Professor Starkman leaves his teaching position, which angers the obsessed Rachael. She reveals that she is not Rachael Newman; she killed the real Rachael at the beginning of the semester and assumed her identity.
During spring break, Rachael stays on campus and confronts Starkman, who had taken Valium and alcohol, and tries to seduce him to get the job. However, Starkman sees she is wearing a dress and necklace he had given to Cassandra. She then confesses her crimes to him, her "crush" on him, and that she knew about his affairs with various women (which included her former babysitter, whom he indirectly killed, since he had told her about Bateman and she decided to track him down), as he backs up towards the window in a state of confusion and fear. Rachael blows him a kiss, and he falls out the window to his death. As she leaves, Rachael realizes a janitor has witnessed Starkman's death, and she murders the janitor, too. Driving away from campus with Starkman in her car, Rachael is stopped by campus security, whom she stabs to death with an ice pick.
As the film reaches its conclusion, Daniels and two cops pursue Rachael in a car chase, started when she sped by the cops who had Daniels in the car. It ends with Rachael driving off a cliff, resulting in the car exploding. At this point, she is presumed to be dead by the cops who witnessed the event and the media.
Two years later, Dr. Daniels is giving a lecture on Rachael's mind and how he wrote a book about her. When he looks up from speaking with a student, he sees Rachael, who has not died after all; she indirectly reveals that she killed Starkman's last assistant, Elizabeth McGuire, and stole her identity to get into Quantico. She allows Dr. Daniels to know because she believes there is no point in committing the perfect crime if no one knows about it and that she is proud of his success. The body that was in the car was the real Rachael. As she walks out of his class, Dr. Daniels is obviously disturbed and rattled.

Tags: comedy, psychological, murder, violence, flashback, plot twist

Review:
But this doesn't stop other massive plot holes like the police not checking for DNA when the victim of a car crash is found at the end of the movie AP2:AAG is yet another cynical attempt to sell a stupid movie as a " Black comedy " but this is done in an even more cynical manner since it's a serial killer screenplay marketed as the sequel to a totally unrelated movie .
What it is not is a true "sequel" - except in name only - to the ultra-violent "American Psycho."  In fact, aside from the fact that the main character is supposedly a survivor of Patrick Bateman, this could be a stand alone film.
It probably should not have been set up as a sequel since I'm sure it ended up attracting (and disappointing) the audience who liked the first film and kept people away who would have liked it but who thought it might be another graphically violent film.This one features Mila Kunis (Jackie of "That 70s Show") as a girl who wants to become the teaching assistant of a professor who teaches a course on crime (specifically, serial killers).
Rumor has it that Lions Gate Films took an old, un-used script and tweaked it just a little bit to make it a sequel to Universal's 2000 controversial hit "American Psycho." It's easy to see why this went straight to video.
Overall, it plays more like a made-for-TV movie and a very cheesy, bad attempt at dark comedy.
"American Psycho 2" is a terrible desecration of Bret Easton Ellis's novel and the original film.
Humor, satire, and violence here exist on a very elementary level--the "plot" (college girl kills to become a teacher's assistant) has no link, in tone or character, to anything established in the first film or book.
It was also based on an actual book, by Brat Easton Ellis, which means that it was much better written than your average teen horror schlock.I feel sorry for 19 year old (at the time) Mila Kunis.
From the beginning the story makes no sense, supposed serial killer Patrick Bateman kills again, leaving a small girl to finish what he started.
I advise you to avoid this film and check out the original "American Psycho" instead..
The makes of this film must not have needed BEE permission to make this sequel because I don't know how BEE could have let Hollywood trash the concept of his great book, American Psycho.
This sequel was nothing but some B slasher movie with a bad story and really weak killings because no gore or blood is shown.
To tie it in so they could use the title American Psycho, they make up the way Patrick Bateman died by saying a young girl was there and killed him as he killed her babysitter.
One black mark though, I couldn't help but feel that this film was somewhat tacked onto the original when it really didn't need to be, it could have  and maybe should have-  stood on its own two feet without the `American psycho' label..
I am biased because long before the films were about i was a huge fan of Easten-Ellis' book and so probably saw the first movie through rose-tinted glasses.however, i found the lead in this curiously cute/deadly (did anyone else think she looked a lot like ex-Sunset Beach babe Susan Ward??) and well cast.
it seems to me that someone had a great movie idea but was only able to pitch it as a sequel to something else, so they called it American Psycho II and tweaked the exposition.
Still, I wasn't adequately prepared for the complete travesty that is American Psycho: All American Girl.With only the most tenuous of links to the Christian Bale movie (adapted from Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel), American Psycho 2, from Morgan Freeman (NOT the actor), is a laugh-free, gore-free, and nudity-free piece of crap aimed at a teen audience, that never once attempts to push the boundaries, totally eschews the original's biting satire in favour of lame parody, has a dreadful soundtrack (consisting of a throughly annoying comedic score and a selection of crap pop/rock songs—as opposed to the retro-cool 80s hits of the original), and even features an ageing William Shatner (sans girdle) as the object of affection for two very hot teenage girls.
Now that's pushing it!Gorgeous star Mila Kunis is admittedly very easy on the eye, bringing to mind a genetic splice of Katie Holmes and Angelina Jolie, but she's dreadfully miscast as the psycho (for starters, she's way too tiny) and her oh-so-devious character is thoroughly irritating, providing a continuously grating voice-over as she goes about killing the people who might prevent her from achieving her ultimate goal: to become an FBI agent so that she can catch serial killers (oh, how ironic).If you're a fan of the original film, either avoid this embarrassing follow-up like the plague, or be prepared for a massive disappointment..
American Psycho 2: All American Girl(2002) Starring: Mila Kunis, William Shatner, Geraint Wyn Davies, Robin Dunne, Lindy Booth, Kim Poirier, Kim Schraner, Kate Keleton, Charles Officer, Kay Hawtrey, Boyd Banks, Neil Crone, and Lynne Deragon Written By: Bret Easton Ellis Directed By: Morgan J.
As a video film it was not really bad.After I had seen the first part,(maybe this happened in 2005,or in 2006)I did not know that film was made from a cult book,but there was a cultural TV-show in the Hungarian television,with an interview with the writer.It was hard to recognize the first Mary Harron adaptation was just interesting ,but only for first time.This second part is a comedy,with an interesting message.But as I sad this film a comedy.The twists are looks good in a not too serious film,(I mean this film is far better with this smart screenplay).Mila Kunis is very average.Don't forget this film was not a theatrical release.Maybe the character played by Mila is just OK,but theatrical releases has the same quality most of time..
Having (through some strange, unexplained sequence of events) killed Patrick Bateman from the original film, a teenage girl (Mila Kunis) makes it her life's ambition to track serial killers and bring them to justice.
Although the plot is shallow and ridiculous, the film is amusing in parts with some witty one-liners and a fair performance from Geraint Wyn Davies as the killer's psychiatrist.One to watch on TV to pass the time, but not worth paying to see..
I'm still watching it now and to be honest I didn't care much for the original American Psycho (albeit it's been a few years since I've seen it) but I just saw this on demand, by chance, and figured "what the hell, let's give it a shot." 23 minutes into the film and I'm hooked.
American psycho 2 was a good movie, but it didn't go along with the the original.
I don't expect everyone to like, or even understand, the original American Psycho, but reading these comments has ruined my faith in humanity.
OK, it wasn't really a sequel to American psycho, it was a movie on it's own.
I never thought I would actually find a movie so blatantly terrible that I cannot stand even a single scene of it.Firstly: I am a big fan of the original American Psycho - an aspect that makes just how bad this movie is even worse, like a good sequel should of course.It is clear this movie has no idea what it is trying to be.Within the first 2 minutes it manages to portrays a complete disregard for the very point of the previous film - denouncing the psychological concept entirely and opting out of the yuppie satire for poorly exaggerated college melodrama alongside of course a charismatic, mysteriously nonsensical protagonist for an infuriatingly nonsensical protagonist.Attempting to disassociate this film in order to see how it stands alone from the prior would at the very best result in being deemed hilariously bad - or perhaps a very bad attempt at being quirky.
The music in American Psycho 2 seems to do the Teen dramedy thing in which it blatantly portrays the characters feelings - in this case however much like the characters, script and direction makes no sense whatsoever.I cannot think of any constructive criticism whatsoever aside from renaming it to not tarnish the name of the original.For those of you who have seen the film: - Imagine the perpetual inner monologue/narrations was cut out entirely.
Well when I first heard that American Psycho 2 was not going to have Christian Bale in the starring role I was very annoyed as I, as many of you probably thought he did an amazing job in the first film.
I just finished watching American Psycho 2, and I'm happy to say that I don't feel like I've wasted 90 minutes of my life.
With just the BAREST of threads (a girl 'admires' the work of the first film's anti-hero), the creators of this straight-to-video shlockfest felt justified in calling this a sequel; those seeking something similar to the original are going to be in for a rude awakening: "American Psycho" was NOT a particularly well-made movie but it DID have one saving grace: the performance of Christian Bale, who easily displayed his character's sexiness, determination, fear and desperation.
She is an attractive young actress, indeed, but AMAZINGLY miscast, something that becomes apparent as soon as she opens her mouth, for Kunis is either blessed or cursed, depending on your viewpoint, with a distinctive voice that is unmistakably nasal and comical on its own; worse still, she simply isn't right for a role in which she is, at the very least, supposed to inspire even the slightest sense of fear (she IS, after all, portraying a character who is willing to kill all those who get in her way), and despite what other reviews would have you believe, while the makers of this mess may have had their tongues planted firmly in cheek, whatever humorous elements there are (and there aren't many, believe me) are strictly unintentional mostly due to Mila's wretched miscasting (her narration is instantly annoying) and truly, deeply rotten writing that NO amount of talent could overcome.
Whoever first thought American Psycho 2 would be a good idea either never read the book nor saw the first movie, or didn't get either, and no matter which it is, they deserve to have Patrick Bateman loosed on them.
Patrick Bateman wasn't killed by a little girl, he was killed in a pier fire in Lunar Park, and they seemed to miss the bit at the end of the American Psycho book/movie in which it's revealed that Bateman never really killed anyone, or it's at least left ambiguous.
Mila quite frankly impressed me as she did so well in a horror movie, being a very different genre to comedy, which she usually performs in with her role as Jackie in 'That 70's Show'.The rest of the cast also acted their parts very professionally, e.g. William Shatner as Bobby Starkman and Geraint Wyn Davies as Doctor Daniels.I also think that the plot was set out very well, and that the storyline was excellent.
I liked this one better than the original American Psycho.
I actually liked this more than the original American Psycho.
First things first: If you like the first American Psycho, do NOT see this movie.
This movie is so much better than that piece of trash called American Psycho.
And whatever was going on in the first movie that was supposed to make me think Bateman was imagining himself killing people is nothing compared to this mind twister.
It's only tie to the original is the little girl (Mila Kunis) who witnesses the death of Patrick Bateman.
This isn't the most suspensful flick ever made, and it's way different from the original Psycho movie- it's a lighter plot, it's less about the hip and rich kids.
Some of the killing scenes are which you mostly see in movies, but Mila Kunis I thought gave a good performance.
American Psycho II (2002) BOMB (out of 4) In name only sequel to the cult film has Mila Kunis playing Rachel, a young woman who as a child killed the serial killer Patrick Bateman.
The thought of Mila Kunis killing people and acting psychotic was enough to make me watch this film.
If this movie had been made as just another crime/thriller movie and not as a sequel to American Psycho, I honestly think it would have been slightly more successful; the reason being is that those who have seen the first movie will have high expectations of this one (unless they have viewed this IMDb page) and be making comparisons throughout the 90 minute duration.
One of the biggest problems I had with the film is that nobody noticed when someone was killed, there was no police investigation, no panic from the community and this is where the movie again tries to use the same elements that made the first one so successful but in this setting I think it leaves the audience questioning why and adding to the incredulous story.
Really the only positives I can say about this film is the performances from Mila Kunis and William Shatner were brilliant; I think they have done well to breathe life into a dull script and really carried the movie.
As a movie in its own right, I enjoyed this, but I can't say it felt anything like the first "American Psycho".
So if you're looking for a movie that seems to -deserve- the title "American Psycho II", don't bother with this one, it will be a disappointment.Even so, while it's not what I'd call "juicy" or truly "great", it is watchable.
I don't know why so many people hate this movie; oh wait, yes, I think I do: people expected it to be just like the first American Psycho, and were surprised when what they got was a satirical dark comedy that's also halfway a parody of slasher movies.
I guess the reason so many people hate it is that it has so little to do with American Psycho(both the book and the original film), yet still carries the name in the title.
I don't really recommend it to fans of the first American Psycho, as it has virtually nothing to do with the first, and there is hardly any connection to the first, apart from the opening sequence which features a fairly doubtful version of Patrick Bateman, which I think was more or less made to poke fun at the character from the first film(which is why fans of the first should probably avoid this).
If you did enjoy the first film, and you are going to watch this no matter what, I urge you to see it with an open mind; it's not as bad as many people think.
The starting of the movie shows the main character as a girl watching her baby sitter about to get killed by Patrick Bateman.
It was based on a book that galvanized opinions and it starred one of the best actors, Christian Bale, who personified Patrick Bateman as the ultimate slave to fashion.But in AMERICAN PSYCHO 2, kewpie doll, Mila Kunis is supposedly the girl who *killed* Patrick Bateman and has herself become a serial killer.
I did like the twist at the end but it wasn't that clever and maybe it was just the surprise to have something interest me that made me think it was better than it was.The immediate problem with the cast for me was that every time I glanced away from the screen all I could hear was Meg from Family Guy. Apart from this handicap, Kunis fails to do anything with Rachel and just comes across as a rather vacuous valley girl type.
Unnecessary, stupid movie of a girl who was "inspired" by Patrick Bateman (from the first film) to become a serial killer.I'm no fan of the first film although I do think it was very well done and Bale was superb in the lead role.
It didn't need a sequel but...The plot is stupid and the film has a jokey feel to it--they play sort of humorous music all the way through it...including the killings.
The sequel has none of the the qualities that made the original so great and if it weren't for the title and a poor attempt to include Bateman in the story, you would think that it was a low rate made for TV slasher flick.
"American Psycho 2" is a bland dark comedy about a female college Freshman majoring in sociopathology (eg: serial killers)  who is determined to get a position as a teaching assistant with her professor as a stepping stone to a career with the FBI and will kill  anyone who gets in her way.
I haven't seen original American Psycho so maybe that is the "problem", why I liked it so much.
I like the way things happened in movie and even the ending :) Yes, as I said everyone expect that but - it's good anyway...
The one saving grace of this movie is the fact that you get to hear William Shatner say the f-word on multiple occasions.The rest of it is taken up in misinterpreting and losing the ideas and themes of the first film, and instead having a good looking girl kill people with funny music in the background.Hey, ever heard any Danny Elfman music?
Though it's a good film, I've never been the biggest fan of the original "American Psycho" (starring Christian Bale and based on the bestseller by Brett Easton Ellis).
Compare to the first one, it's nothing like it.This movie it's OK to watch but it should not be called American Psycho 2.
The girl is nothing like Patrick Bateman; this movie is just funny nothing to be anxious about.
I over all liked the film, it is by no means a bad movie, but as far as sequels go, it's pretty lame.4/10.
American Psycho 2 is your standard direct to video film.