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American Psycho

2000 Directed by Mary Harron

I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

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.

Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Jared Leto Josh Lucas Samantha Mathis Matt Ross Bill Sage Chloë Sevigny Cara Seymour Justin Theroux Guinevere Turner Reese Witherspoon Krista Sutton Reg E. Cathey Anthony Lemke Stephen Bogaert Monika Meier Blair Williams Marie Dame Kelley Harron Patricia Gage Landy Cannon Park Bench Catherine Black Margaret Ma Peter Tufford Kennedy Mark Pawson Jessica Lau Lilette Wiens Show All…

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Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★½ 15

Me: Do you like Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho?

Snooty Film Analyst: It’s OK.

Me: The later scenes are a little too abstract for my tastes, but when Bateman’s monologuing carries on throughout all 102 minutes, I think it really comes into its own, commercially and artistically. The whole film has a clear, crisp look, and an old sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives Andrzej Sekula’s cinematography a big boost. Mary Harron's been compared to David Fincher in the final scenes, but I think Mary has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Snooty Film Analyst: Hey, Simon.

Me: Yes, Analyst?

Snooty Film Analyst: Why are their notes scattered around the place concerning theories…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 11

Christian Bale deserved an Oscar.

So quotable.

So funny.

So twisted.

So delirious.

So amazing.

Sorry this review is so short, I have to return some videotapes.
Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 11

bret easton ellis really had the nerve to say that women can’t direct even after mary harron adapted his book into one of the most iconic films of all time huh 🤔
Review by Katie ★★★★★ 5

relating to patrick bateman is a scaaarrryy feeling but thank god this film was made by women or I think I might go insane
Review by Laura Raud ★★★★½ 13

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Harold, it's Bateman, Patrick Bateman. You're my lawyer so I think you should know: I've killed a lot of people. Some girls in the apartment uptown uh, some homeless people maybe 5 or 10 um an NYU girl I met in Central Park. I left her in a parking lot behind some donut shop. I killed Bethany, my old girlfriend, with a nail gun, and some man uh some old faggot with a dog last week. I killed another girl with a chainsaw, I had to, she almost got away and uh someone else there I can't remember maybe a model, but she's dead too. And Paul Allen. I killed Paul Allen with an axe in the face, his body…
Review by sree ★★★★★ 2

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

5 stars for the brutal murder of jared leto

Recent reviews

Review by emily ★★★★

My friend and I are scouring the Internet for “American psycho ending explained” theories bc we are so confused as to what happened but nevertheless this was a great fucking trip. Also I’m gonna say it: Christian bale as Bateman is hot as fuck
Review by rose

this joke has probably already been made but holy shit youtubers who make those “get ready with me” / “morning routine” videos are even more TERRIFYING
Review by aries ★★★★½

something about guys covered in blood just gets me fuckign GOING
i also need 2 adopt patrick's skincare routine
Review by Olivia ★★★★½

imagine dumping reese witherspoon...could not and will not relate
Review by David ★★★½

is this about capitalism or something
Review by Dylan Simel ★★★★★

Bale acts his heart out and at the end of the whole thing, after watching murder after murder, I somehow feel bad for Bateman and not his “victims.”
Review by germaine 💫 ★★½

umm yeah....... what the fuck
Review by A.A. Scheps ★★★★

A great portrait of hollow individuals, walking around like shells with ever wandering and unfulfilled souls. Its a scary and glutinous depiction of your average american.

Side note #1... Bale's performance is great...mostly due to the masterful crisis scene when he leaves the telephone message.

Side note #2.. I tried to watch this a few years ago but didn't find it engaging enough to finish... and now that I've tried again and finished it I find it ironic that this film concludes with a sense of indifference and fulfillment, and that I thought it really worked.
Review by coleenbrennan ★★★★½

Film lecturer: hi uhhh why are you so late
Me: sorry bro... had to return some videotapes 😂😂
Whole class: *starts slowly clapping*
Lecturer: understandable, have a nice day