So much of this film was hillarious and a lot of fun, in a way similar to "Clockwork Orange." However, unlike "Clockwork," this movie expresses no point. Schitzo corporate type likes to kill women? The novel must have done a better job in this area.

THE best film of 2000. Screw the stupid anti-suburban (its been done before better) American Beauty. American Psycho satirizes 90s materialistic narcisitic emptiness. People with wants, needs, and no ability to connect. Brilliant. Now "Feed me the kitty!"

Stylish, gripping and plain fun to watch. It quite possibly is one of the most important movies ever made. It dazzles all the senses!

Best F...ing Movie Ever. Very sexual at times.

Watched from the right perspective, this film is amusing, disturbing and intriguing. Watched from the wrong perspective, it is just painful. I did a little of both, so it gets a five.

This is a very worthy film version of Bret Easton Ellis' stunning novel. The director does an excellent job of capturing the book's tone, effectively bluring the line between reality and the morbid fantasies of Patrick Bateman. The movie is well cast, and all of the performances are beyond reproach.

Amasing. Christian Bale is the best Patrick Bateman. The book is fantastic and the movie is also great.

Fantastic. Bale's finest performance onscreen. I did have a problem with the "twist" at the end, but the rest is fantastic.

Bale delivers one of the most interesting and brilliant characters I've ever seen on screen.

Immediately became one of my favorite all-time films. A true modern classic.

Christian Bale is ASTONISHING. Isn't that a great voice he gave Bateman, as well? Deep, sonourous, vaguely mid-Atlantic, and utterly devoid of any feeling. Willem Dafoe still looks like he's made entirely out of rubber. A hillarious, sharp and disturbing film, that expresses a great point, if you listen: Bateman's just doing literally what everyone in the 1980s was doing figuratively to people they sometimes labelled "friends". He kills people because their business cards are better than his, for God's sake.… Expand

Bits and pieces of ths film work, and bits and pieces don't. But, enough works and is effectively satiric to be sufficently entertaining.

The first 15 minutes are impressive and stylish, slyly satirical. But when it degenerates into a gorefest one really wonders if the movie(or the book it was based on) really has to go to this length to criticize consumerism during the Reagan Era. I'll go with Blade Runner instead.

Childish, over the top cliches. the subtley of a howitzer.

When "American Psycho" goes off the rails with Patrick Bateman's imitation of Leatherface, you wonder if Charlie Kaufman was taking notes. If you credited the bogus screenwriting team of Charlie & Donald Kaufman to Mary Harron's film; the Robert McKee disciple would find Charlie's satirization of the eighties and its Wall Street suits who could listen to Huey Lewis & the News without irony great (Donald loves his brother, after all), but he would want to kick it up a notch by having Patrick go on a shooting spree and use his victim's apartment as a slaughterhouse. The commercially-minded Kaufman would make Patrick sorry for his crimes by reason of insanity, not because he wants this American psycho to skirt responsibility, but more out of a final fruition of what McKee teaches, the character arc, in which Bateman starts off unsympathetic and makes his way across the spectrum to redemption. Charlie, however, subverts Donald's intentions with an appearance by Ronald Reagan on CNN, explaining the Iran-Contra affair, to show how the Republicans, like Patrick, got away with murder. "American Psycho" plays like a precursor to "Adaptation", and deserves a second look. Another reason being, of course, a broad example of why other countries would hate us.… Expand

You can feel the coldness of the blade all the way through. And the final narration felt like listening to the tale of my own death. Strong stomach? Don't miss it.

Decent movie. The trailers were misleading to me. They made it look a lot more interesting than it really was. Good plot. I lean toward buying it, but can't quite commit to adding it to my collection. Rent it , it's worth it.

More of a comedy than a horror movie, American Psycho is good if you have a sick mind mind and understand some of its weird humor. The movie follows a man, Patrick Bateman, who one day goes over the edge and kills someone. He then goes on a mad cap killing spree. Nothing too deep, although the ending was kind of a mind screw. Where this movie shines though, is in its satirical look at the '80s and outstanding performances. Christian Bale plays one of the coolest killers in a horror movie ever. His calm and cool persona makes him seem even more sadistic when he does kill someone. Talking about killing, I did find some of the deaths in this movie to be hilarious. When Bateman starts dancing around behind a colleague of his and picks up and ax, then procceeds to dance back and stick the ax in his friends head was one of the most memorable deaths in this movie. Also funny, is how Bateman continues to tell people how he kills everyone, and everyone just takes it as though he is joking. a Really cool, slick, and funny horror movie that should deserve some attention.… Expand

People who call this movie childish and over the top really don't get the movie, and more than likely have not read or are not familiar with the source material, Bret Easton Ellis's brilliant novel. This is satire folks. And damn good satire at that. Christian Bale gave what I consider to be the best performance by a child actor in Empire Of the Sun, and here he shows that he still has talent that is equal to and even in many cases surpassing those of his generation.… Expand

First of all, this is a satire, not a comedy. Do not get those two very different things mixed up. Second, this is not a standard slasher movie, infact its hard to call this a slasher movie. This is not like a teen horror flick, such as freddy or Jason or Scream, This is far more sophisticated and intelligent. This is an intelligent film with very interesting characters and performances by great actors such as Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe as well as Reese Witherspoone. Once you start watching this film, it will be hard to look away because the beginnging sucks you right in with Bale's characters narration. To be honest, this isnt the goriest movie ever, far from it, this film has tension and suggests allot of the violence without showing. The ending is very thought provoking and will make you want to watch it through again, because to understand what happens, once isnt enough.… Expand

In comparison to the book, it contains none of the subvertive text (How would it?) that is necessary for the characters and "storyline" to grip onto. Without reading between the lines, we're left with a pointless story about a pointless man doing pointless things - A film which Withnail and I did many moons ago, without the grotesque and (film wise) unnecessary gore.

The film tries its best to show the very impressive and well-translated satirical-critical, psychological, social themes of the book by the same name in an appropriate running time while remaining interesting from beginning to end with almost no unnecessary or missing parts.

My favorite movie of all time. I'm definitely saddened by the fact that the overall review score is a 66, but alas, not all can appreciate art. Christian Bale is superb. Bottom line. Especially when you consider his Welsh accent he put on the back burner in favor of the eerily vacant and bland American one. Chloe Sevigny should have been used more extensively, but adapting from a novel leaves little room for character expansion. Beautifully satirical from start to finish, it is a movie recommended for those with IQ's over room temperature.… Expand

Great use of satire. Bale's acting is superb.

Yuppie bloke goes bonkers, has a breakdown & kills lots of people. Or does he? I'd never read the Brett Easton-Ellis book but had heard a lot about it before seeing this when it came out. Bale is excellent as Patrick Bateman & the mood & feel of the late 80's is very well done. Certainly listening to Phil Collins is understandable that you'd want to kill someone. Great performance, if brief, by Willem Dafoe as Detective Kimble.… Expand

The acting was solid and the entire film was interesting. I think the run time was pushing it a little bit and it does get boring at times. Also its pretty confusing as well.

A frank and unsettling insight into the mind of a psychopath. Christian Bale gives an excellent performance and really sells the character to the audience. The tension and thrills slowly and effectively build as the movie progresses. The film can be a bit disjointed at times, possibly due to the cutting of some material in the transition from book to movie.

American Psycho is one of the most deranged yet enjoyable stories ever committed to film. A satire of the "yuppie" lifestyle of the 1980s, and a warning against the corrupting power of money, it's expertly told, well-scripted, somewhat disturbingly funny, and grusomely thrilling. The entire film pretty much hinges on one performance, that of Christian Bale's increasingly disturbed Wall Street trader-by-day and serial killer-by-night Patrick Bateman. Bale doesn't disappoint, delivering the performance of his career, and in the process creating a horror villain to rival Norman Bates, and an anti-hero and chillingly disturbing narrator to rival Alex DeLarge. Comparissons to such films as Psycho and A Clockwork Orange are inevitable, and American Psycho could be seen as an affectionate tribute to both, but with its own ideas to add to the bubbling cauldron of depravity. All these films use madness as a metaphor for something wrong with society - in Psycho it's misogyny, in A Clockwork Orange it's the corruption of government, and in American Psycho it's the evils of capitalism. The films are similar in many ways, amd vastly different in others, but all three communicate a powerful message to their audience extremely effectively. American Psycho certainly deserves equal recognition as a film - the performances are just as good, the story just as engaging, the underlying themes just as dark and compelling. Even director Mary Harron shows great flair in her art, though sadly as a cult film director she is unlikely to be classed in the same league as so-called "masters" as **** and Kubrick. If you enjoy the film, cult icon as it is, then feel free to be smug in the fact that you and a select group of others appreciate a truly fine, though criminally underrated film.… Expand

It's alright. It would helped to know about Patrick's past. It doesn't have enough gore. It seems like a comedy at times with little to no suspense.

Satiric and socially relevant. A film not for the faint of heart. Filled with violence but with a purpose. Christian Bale creates an interesting performance. A must see, well stylized dark comedy with a lot to say. Soon to be a modern classic, and certainly deserving of its cult following.

N'ayant pas lu le livre, je m'arrêterai donc à ce film, assez spécial... Bizarre déjà dans le sujet (un playboy qui nous raconte et montre ses pulsions meutrières non sans pudeur), dévoilant au passage un humour d'une noirceur sans nom, ce qui apporte à American Psycho une jouissance quasi malsaine. Etrange dans le fait que le film n'apporte rien, si ce n'est que du divertissement qu'il faut prendre au dixième degré pour supporter et apprécier les déboires psychopathes de cet abominable personnage (l'interdiction au moins de 16 ans n'est pas une exagération). Franchement spécial! Mais s'il fallait retenir quelque chose d'évident, c'est bien la prestation de Christian Bale, que j'ai rarement vu aussi glacial, fendard et talentueux qu'ailleurs que dans cet OVNI du cinéma.… Expand

To be honest I never thought Christian Bale was that incredible as an actor... until I saw this movie, and I was blown away. What a an amazing performance, being able to create a character so deep but completely shallow at the same time. It's like Dexter, but 10 times more insane, satirical and absolutely terrifying.