03/27/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

American Psycho is a Smart Serial Killer Flick

Hidden beneath the horrific murder scenes and graphic sex there is a clever poignant comedy in American Psycho.

“Hidden” may be the wrong term here, because I’m honestly not sure how anyone could miss the perverse dark comedy in the performances and scenarios. Christian Bales performance alone is both humorous and kind of intimidating, he isn’t a real serial killer, and he’s a parody of a serial killer. He is also a parody of 80’s businessmen and just masculinity in general. There are also some silly scenarios like the scene were Bateman (Christian Bales character) is nearly thrown in to a murderous rage over business cards. All in all this is, at its core, a very silly movie.

Of course all that silliness is on purpose. The movie isn’t picking part a deranged psych; it’s using ...

Rating of
3.5/4 

05/21/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"American Psycho" by Yojimbo

A clever adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' classic novel which, in the wrong hands, could easily have become a dimwitted gorefest, but thankfully the director saw the book for what it really is; a blackest of the black social satire full of laugh out loud moments. Christian Bale is excellent as a vacuous yuppie vents his murderous rage in his soulless quest for material gain, and anyone who lived through the hateful and soulless excesses of the 80s cannot fail to be amused by it's absurdities. He perfectly represents a society that is obsessed with surface appearance and self image, disguising the moral black hole at its centre. If anything, the film is a little too lacking in gore; Bateman's appalling actions could possibly have been shown a little more graphically to expose him as the mo...

Rating of
3/4 

05/07/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Wow. What a film!

Christian Bale is Patrick Bateman, a handsome, privileged man with a great job, a good looking secretary (Chloe Sevigny), a beautiful fiancé played by Reese Witherspoon and an immaculate stylish home furnished with only the best which makes me recall a remark he makes. "I experienced a moment of sheer panic when I noticed that his apartment looks out over the park, and was clearly more expensive than mine.'

Unfortunately aside from being a fairly superficial human being Patrick also battles inner demons, demons that sit on each shoulder and suggest that he do horrible things to random people, things involving axes, chainsaws, agony and dismemberment. He kills because he enjoys it; and he has no feelings for anyone other than himself. Christian Bale is absolute genius. He goes from bein...

Rating of
3.5/4 

08/30/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

American Psycho review

A successful, vain Wall Street executive named Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) has violent tendencies and hang out in luxurious locations with his friends Timothy Bryce (Justin Theroux), David Van Patten (Bill Sage), and Craig McDermott (Josh Lucas). A detective named Donald Kimball (Willem Dafoe) investigates the disappearance of Allen, one of Bateman’s colleagues. Patrick performs killing sprees ranging from Paul Allen, a blond model, a hooker, cops and more. He likewise dumps his obnoxious girlfriend Evelyn Williams (Reese Witherspoon). Bateman’s assistant Jean (Chloe Sevigny) discovers the horrific drawings of his boss and receives a bizarre call from him. Patrick’s lawyer doesn’t believe his confession with regards to the murders. Some remarkable lines: Patrick Bateman – “Ever...

Rating of
3.5/4 

01/31/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

American Psycho Hottie

I don't remember thinking when I first saw "American Psycho" that it was that great. But over the years, it continues to be mentioned as a modern classic. So I had to revisit it. And my feelings haven't really changed.

After watching it again, I feel like I would have to sit down and watch it very closely for a third time. Either I'm missing something, or it is that clever. Maybe if I had read the book, I would get more out of it?

But as far as Bret Easton Ellis goes, I found "Rules of Attraction" to be far superior. That is a movie I can watch over and over again, the difference being that I can truly enjoy it each time.

Skin Rating = 3 (out of 4). Christian Bale has an absolutely gorgeous body in this one. And he doesn't hesitate to share it with all of us.

Rating of
3/4 

05/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

I'm into... well murders and executions mostly

The first time I watched American Psycho I wasn't sure what to expect. I had looked at the way the trailer played out and to me it seemed as though it was presented as a just a Thriller movie. When I watched it I watched it as a thriller... and I hated it.
I am not always one to write off a movie just because I didn't enjoy it the first time. And there were a number of friends of mine that hadn't seen it so I decided to give it an open perspective this time around. The second time was much better. It was after a few conversations with some friends at the time that literature majors that I realized that the movie was designed to be more of a dark comedy than anything else.
Now here it is 8 years later. I have read the book and I gotta say I've watched this film 10 times in the last 6 mon...

Rating of
4/4