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American Psycho , 2000
English, Spanish, Cantonese
USA, Canada
Plot
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.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish, Cantonese |
| Country: | USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 14 April 2000 |
| Runtime: | 101 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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Critics Reviews
Film.com
Harron's adaptation of Ellis's novel is brilliant, probably better than the book itself.
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- by: Peter Brunette
Variety
Pace is sleek, airless and apt.
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- by: Dennis Harvey
Users Reviews
If I could give 0 stars I would. Simply put this was the worst movie EVER! It was overly hyped by the media for blood and gore that rarely surfaced during the film. Dont waste your time with this one. It shouldnt even be considered a horror film. It...
- 02.April.2009
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- by: justinthorn
- justinthorn rated this movie
2/10Bad
I've read a lot of pretentious reviews and I've watched an appallingly bad movie. I think I'll go with my own instincts. This will teach me to read the reviews before adding a movie to my queue, and not be seduced by the average rating. I'm not...
- 19.March.2009
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- by: Tygger2512
- Tygger2512 rated this movie
2/10Bad
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