Extremely dark social satire/crime thriller. Surreal. I find it interesting that I was unaware previously that the director and the screenwriters were female. That puts a different spin on my perspective of the piece. Patrick Bateman is presented as a lunatic in the superficial, overindulgent, self-absorbed 'me' decade; an empty, psychotic narcissist in an empty world of misogynistic, 'Gordon Gekko' greed mongers with too much hair gel, envious of each others business cards. Christian Bale gives a stellar performance. Almost too convincing. The writing is brilliant, directing also. Misandristic? Feminist driven? I'm not sure. You be the judge. It's certainly not a flick I'll watch over and over again, though, that's for sure. A little too creepy. Well done, nevertheless. FIVE STARS.

it was a great movie, but took too long to get to the point. The ending was ridiculous and in my opinion the second one was better and more focused.

Somehow this movie will always be entertaining to me. The deadpan delivery of Bale saying some of the most funny things while doing some of the most violent things always cracks me up. Filmed beautifully. Great soundtrack. I don't know if it's for everyone, though. Graphic sex and violence. The ending never fails to have me shaking my head, though. Confusing.

This is a good movie

Not an easy film to watch, but because the director was a woman, I think she really got to the heart of the themes Christian Bale's character had delusions with. If you view this as an intellectual exercise, then you should definitely watch the extras on the dvd, the genesis of the making of the film from the book is very illuminating.

This may sound strange but, i don't usually like movies about serial killer. Even though i do love monsters and they kill plenty of people. But i did like this movie. I did find it unusual the way the killer acted and how he killed his victims. I must give Mr. Bale major kudo's for good acting and creating an unforgettable character. Plus i enjoyed the music and it sound great on my HOMETHEATER. I give this movie 5 stars!!! What?? Yes, 5 stars!!! For an unusual serial killer, good music, good story, and great acting by Mr Bale. Beef paties filled with cheese, potato chips, large ice tea.

This film is truly one of my favorites of all time. It is not a horror film or thriller as much as it is a social satire of the excesses of the 1980s and yuppie culture. Mary Harron's adaption is brilliant as it gets to the core of the story and leaves out extraneous elements of the book. There are so many hilarious moments. One must be able to just go with it. It was also great to see 10 years later when Reese Witherspoon gave the Oscar to fellow winner Christian Bale.

not my type of movie from the lifestyle to the music to the attitude to the murder's

This is easily one of my favorite movies, the acting is terrific, the directing is superb, and the scripting is wonderful. This is one of those movies that I would highly recommend watching at least twice as you will surely miss little pieces here and there. If your not a fan of blood and excessive amounts of violence then stay away from this movie, but if you don't have a weak stomach and want to see a truly dark and disturbing film don't miss this one. I would recommend this to fans of the thriller genre.

Anyone who managed to make it to the end of Brett Easton Ellis' book American Psycho probably thought the same thing as I did......could this be made into a movie? Well, apparantly it could be translated to film. And truth be told, this is probably one of the few instances where the movie is better than the book. Bale is excellent as the emotionally dead Patrick Bateman. Not for everyone's tastes but worthwhile if you like this sort of thing.