11/10 would watch again.
It's funny, I seriously just love watching people die. It legitimately turns me on, at least a bit. Good, good, good movie...

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.

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.… Collapse

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

American Psycho is brilliant social satire cleverly dressed up as a slasher film. I love it! A masterwork.

Featuring some of Christian Bale's greatest work, and some priceless juxtapositions of horror and humor, "American Psycho" remains a hysterically written piece of satire.