- Actors: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny
- Directors: Mary Harron
- Writers: Guinevere Turner, Mary Harron, Bret Easton Ellis
- Producers: Alessandro Camon, Chris Hanley, Christian Halsey Solomon, Clifford Streit
- Language English, Spanish
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Eiv
- VHS Release Date: 26 Feb 2001
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004XQT1
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,847 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I love everything about this film - the 80s style, the music, the script, the delivery, the dark humour, the casting. I just can't fault it! A true masterpiece. Regularly find myself quoting it. Just watch it!
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