The only thing in American Psycho that makes sense is Bale's performance.
Everything else is contrived, shallow, pointless, schlock horror masquerading as edgy, primal, subverted, dystopian black comedy.
Thoroughly predictable. Utterly contrived; neither shocking nor particularly comic.
Bale is incredible though, that much is obvious, and his character carries the entire production. In fact, all the major actors are fairly spectacular, there's not a bad performance in the film.
Such a shame then that the writers are more obsessed with making a Wall Street Clockwork Orange than they are producing something remotely original.
Massively overrated. 3.5/10 based on performances alone.
Everything else is contrived, shallow, pointless, schlock horror masquerading as edgy, primal, subverted, dystopian black comedy.
Thoroughly predictable. Utterly contrived; neither shocking nor particularly comic.
Bale is incredible though, that much is obvious, and his character carries the entire production. In fact, all the major actors are fairly spectacular, there's not a bad performance in the film.
Such a shame then that the writers are more obsessed with making a Wall Street Clockwork Orange than they are producing something remotely original.
Massively overrated. 3.5/10 based on performances alone.