Patrick Bateman a young well to do man working on wall street at his fathers company kills for no reason at all. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense.
Review
Without a doubt the most underrated movie of the past decade "American Psycho" is a piece of American cinema that shouldnt be missed by anyone regardless if they do not like the violence (which does have its reasons).
Christian Bale gives a flawless performance as the troubled deep down wannabe Yuppie who has psychotic violent impulses. This is true acting here folks. Not phoned in Tom Crooze acting. Some people object to Patrick Bateman narrating the movie always a weak sign in a movie and not letting us figure his motives out on our own but if you watch closely Bale shows us Batemans vulnerablity through every minute of every day of his life. The movie is at times hysterical as his character uses dominant Alpha Monkey behavior around the opposite sex. But again its all for good reason.
If not for Bales performance see it for the knife twisting satire of the 80s from the clothes to the hairdos to the music Ill never be able to hear Phil Collins in the same way again! The production value is rich in 80s nostalgia from the "Black and White" set designs to the enormous cellphones how could we forget those.
This is a movie that major studios are too afraid to touch. This is film making. Remember film making When films took you on a ride in someones life and you would walk away with a piece of their mind American Psycho doesnt have any real morals or answers but it shows the deep psychological insecurities some men suffer everyday. Oh yeah and it was directed by a woman so all you feminists shut up!