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American Psycho (2000) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 288,811 users
Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 1,016 user | 272 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. Director:Mary Harron |
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Patrick Bateman, a young, well to do man working on wall street at his father's company kills for no reason at all. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense. Written by Fabian DuBois <fabian_dubois@sliquid.cjb.net>
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violence | materialism | narcissism | narcissistic personality disorder | psychopathic killer |Taglines:
I think my mask of sanity is about to slip See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 April 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Psicópata americano See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£749,526 (UK) (21 April 2000)Gross:
ESP 466,785,361 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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Written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra (as The London Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits. See more »Goofs
When being questioned by Detective Kimball, Patrick states on the night of Paul Allen's murder, he was at dinner with a woman named "Veronica". Later, however, when he and Kimball are at lunch, he says he must have had dinner with "Victoria" the following night. He changed the name of the woman. While it is possible Patrick got mixed up, it is unlikely a man of his organization would do such a thing when faced in such a situation. See more »Soundtracks
The Greatest Love Of AllWritten by Linda Creed and Michael Masser
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra (as The London Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Having read the novel by Easton-Ellis a year ago I was intrigued to find out how it could be made into a movie.
Whilst turned off by the totally uneccesary details of Batemans crimes in the book, I felt that Easton's insight into superficial 80's yuppie culture made it a classic.
Who could play a credible Bateman? Leonardo Di Caprio? I think not.
How would Mary Harron deal with those controversial torture scenes?
What we got was one of the finest movies I have seen for some time. Of course, those of closed minds will slate this film without even bothering to see it, simply because of the book's notoriety.
I was impressed to see how closely Harron followed the book, replacing the un-filmable seens with suggestion, aka ear-cutting scene from resevior dogs, so that you believe you have seen more than you have. There are more parallels with Tarantino, such as the use of classic (& non classic ) 80's pop to create a stylised feel to the movie, that has not been seen since Pulp Fiction.
Casting was superb, with Cristian Bale giving the performance of a lifetime, We, the audience, saw the souless monster within, Batemans superficial aquaintences, saw another faceless human being.
Just like the book, you are never sure wether Batemans crimes are real, or just imaginary, but his slide into insanity is clearly real and paced expertly by Bale.
Rheese Witherspoon as Evelyn was disappointing, "Election" showed what a great actress she is and although this role called for an airhead performance, it was clear that she was cruising.
Mary Harron deserves the credit for creating an excellent film, that could have so easily been just another slasher movie.