American Psycho (2000)
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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Things this movie did NOT have: 1. Any sort of helpful background information about the main character 2. An ounce of suspense 3. Good acting 4. A cohesive story that made sense (I am usually okay with this, but it did not work for this movie) 5. Anything to keep me engagedThings this movie did have 1. A well known actor who made people automatically like this movie 2. Obligatory naked chicks 3. Actually decent kill scenes 4. A satisfactory ending 5. Critic orgasms to Christian Bale3 stars instead of 1 for the kill scenes and ending
There are two threads I see running through the negative reviews of this movie - one disappointing, and one understandable.1. This is not a horror film in the traditional sense and was never meant to be. If you are judging it on that basis, you have completely missed the point. This is disappointing because you overlooking what is truly satisfying about the film.2. The movie is hilarious! But comedy is subjective, so you can't blame a person who does not get or like satire or black comedy. That is understandable because it is a matter of taste. If so, this film just wasn't for you.One last comment. I suppose it is a product of the two points above, but I still find it hard to believe that anyone watched this film and was not impressed with Christian Bale. He nailed the character right down to the smallest nuance, and he was entertaining every moment he was on the screen. In my opinion, it is one of his 2-3 best performances as an actor, if not his best.All that said, the move was not perfect. 8/10
Christian Bale's performance here is convincingly freaky and his music choices give him hints of empathy but the ending and the chainsaw sequence show us a man who lives in a maniacal fantasy where he is the all powerful demon. His cries for help will never be heard and he will be allowed to continue. Great movie.
American psycho great movie i love it so much it is a worth to watch in my book