American Psycho

Released: 2000
Drama, Horror
Director: Mary Harron
Starring: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Chloe Sevigny
Running Time: 102 minutes
Rated: NC-17

The breakdown:  In the 1980's a young New Yorker likes to pretend he's much more important than what he really is, and kills people for fun in his spare time.

This movie is based on the book with the same name by Bret Easton Ellis.  This movie was good, I actually picked up the book after I finished watching it.
Patrick Bateman is a New Yorker who works at his father's Wall Street company, but he really doesn't do much.  He obsesses over his business cards and the latest musical sensations and does a lot of drugs....oh and he also kills people for no reason.  He's a very disturbed guy, but this movie is so interesting.  It's like watching a puzzle being put back together.  If you can stand extreme sex and violence in movies, you gotta' see it.  This one's really good.

This was one of the few books that ever made me nauseous upon reading certain parts.  The main character likes to torture some victims before killing them and the writing is so graphic, some readers might find it hard to take.  With that said, the book is still very good and the movie sometimes seems a lot more tame than the book itself.  I still, recommend both to you because it is a good story at it's core.



4 and 1/2 out of 5 for the movie version.  It has a great ending, a naked Christian Bale with a perfect physique, and a solid story.

5 out of 5 bookmarks for the book version as the writing was clear, the story was well thought out and the characters are vivid and well fleshed out.