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"Psycho" meets "Wall Street". Brilliant.,
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This review is from: American Psycho [2000] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
An adaptaion of a novel of the same name, American Psycho stars an excellent Christian Bale as the strutting, Narcissistic corporate high-flyer Patrick Bateman (a nod to Norman Bates?), in a mind-numbingly artficial and greed-obsessed mid '80's. His colleagues and acquaintances (and, indeed, Patrick himself, as he admits in the beginning) are completely hollow, devoid of any emotion and concerned only with prestige enhancing finery like business cards and restaurant reservations. Patrick is different, however, in that he occasionally breaks free of this drudgery by committing deranged and brutal murders (in an almost whimsical fashion). The balance between Patrick's smooth facade and his psychopathic cravings begins to collapse, and this is where we join the movie. Bale's performance is outstanding. He shows all the characteristics of a serial killer (obsessive neatness, ridiculous over-articulation and a pedantic hyperanalysis of everything from business cards to Phil Collins albums) but in an incredibly subtle and underplayed way, as befits someone who is trying to keep this in check. Interestingly, the one person he can't bring himself to kill might well be the only genuine human being in the film: his secretary (Chloe Sevigny). As with many films made in the early noughties, there is a twist towards the end which only reinforces Patrick's overwhelming normalness and is completely believable having listened to his opening speech. A very intelligent and stylish film.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Feed Me A Stray Cat,
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This review is from: American Psycho [DVD] [2000] (DVD)
This movie was rather misinterpreted by the adverts for it when it was released; it is technically a horror film but in truth, it is much more comical than the creepy adverts made out. The story follows successful, nigh-on-perfect Patrick Bateman, a handsome business man who by day lives a tedious life in constant competition with his colleagues over ridiculous things such as who has the best business card and who can get the best reservations. Yet behind this montonous but normal life, Patrick is losing his mind and spends his nights succumbing to an ever-growing bloodlust and paranoia. Christian Bale couldn't have been a more perfect choice for this role; he delivers every line brilliantly. The supporting cast is also spectacular; Jared Leto plays an arrogant, ultimately doomed colleague, Chloe Sevigny is Bateman's shy secretary and the one person who seems to 'get' him. Reese Witherspoon makes brief but brilliant appearances as his fiance. Bateman's murder sprees are much more amusing than they are disturbing (watch out for him running around naked wielding a chainsaw) and provide a few good laughs, as does his obsession with looking good. Any movie that can have the killer taking time to exfoliate and make it work is a winner in my book! The story is highly original; I won't deny that I was completely lost in the last 5 minutes of the film but it's so entertaining I didn't even mind. This is a top quality film made even better by superb acting and directing. Buy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Am I 'simply not there'!?,
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This review is from: American Psycho [DVD] [2000] (DVD)
Worryingly enough I find a lot to admire about Patrick Bateman the lead protagonist in 'American Psycho'. Obviously I'm not in agreement with the mindless misogynistic murdering but I can't help but admire his personal mantra of self improvement, his dedication to the sacred art of OCD and his ability to see deep inherent meaning in mundane sugar coated 80s pop songs. In terms of acting, I can't think of a better actor to play Bateman than Christian Bale and up until the recent 'Fighter' this was in my opinion Bale's career defining performance. Mary Harron's adaptation captures well the ambiguity of Bret Easton Ellis' writing, the sense of is this actually happening or is it part of Bateman's/Ellis' imagination? We also get to see established actors like Reese Witherspoon and Chloe Sevigny play roles that they are unaccustomed to playing. American Psycho is essentially a counter culture film so if you're open to works that challenge the mainstream status quo you'll probably find this film a revelation if however your tastes are profoundly mainstream then you most probably wont get this film.
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