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American Psycho, 2000
English, Spanish, Cantonese
USA, Canada
Profile of American Psycho
American Psycho can be described as stylized, contemplative, and witty. The plot revolves around hidden identities, a woman in danger, and a psychopath. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and satire. American Psycho's main genres are independent, thriller, and horror. In terms of style, it is postmodernist. In approach, it is fantastical. American Psycho is located in New York. It takes place in the 1980s. The soundtrack is pop. American Psycho is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being controversial and an award winner. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that American Psycho involves strong violent content, nudity, and sexual content.
Summary of American Psycho
A cunning indictment of the materialism of the 1980s, AMERICAN PSYCHO is Mary Harron's (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) and Guinevere Turner's (GO FISH) deft interpretation of the dark and violent Brett Easton Ellis novel of the same name. Christian Bale (VELVET GOLDMINE) plays Patrick Bateman, the personification of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s. Imprisoned in an inane corporate existence fueled by status symbols, small talk, and gossip, Bateman begins a bloody reign of terror on nearly all that cross his path. The film's gray and navy mise-en-scene is filled with chilly, vacant streets, hard-edged skyscrapers and cold interiors flecked with the latest technological gadgets and designer flourishes. Mary Harron's camera glides through these spaces with the undisturbed detachment of a shark. Bale is a razor sharp Bateman whose cool, predatory grace is only matched by the equally indifferent corporate world in which he lives. Even during its most hideous scene, when a naked, chain-saw-toting Bateman goes on a screaming rampage, AMERICAN PSYCHO manages to project a cold indifference that has terrifying undertones. Harron's film is a frightening denunciation of a consumer culture gone amuck with greed, materialism and a lack of nearly any charity whatsoever.
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| Language: | English, Spanish, Cantonese |
| Country: | USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 21 January 2000 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
Cast and Crew
as Patrick Bateman
as Det. Donald Kimball
as Paul Allen
as Evelyn Williams
as Courtney Rawlinson
as Jean
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Film.com
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- by: Peter Brunette
Variety
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- by: Dennis Harvey
Users Reviews
- 17.December.2011
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- by: Heston Hoffman
- Heston Hoffman rated this movie6/10Okay
- 20.March.2011
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- by: zaxmax2010
- zaxmax2010 rated this movie7/10Good
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