American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Morgan J. Freeman

Writers:

Alex Sanger (screenplay) &
Karen Craig (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 August 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Angrier. Deadlier. Sexier.

Plot:

A girl named Rachael has developed a taste for murder and will stand at nothing to become a college professor's assistant.

Plot Keywords:

Assistant | Murder | Professor | College | Microwave Oven

Cast

Mila Kunis	...	Rachael
William Shatner	...	Starkman
Geraint Wyn Davies	...	Daniels (as Geraint Wyn-Davies)
Robin Dunne	...	Brian
Lindy Booth	...	Cassandra
Charles Officer	...	Keith Lawson
Jenna Perry	...	Young Rachael
Michael Kremko	...	Patrick Bateman
Kate Kelton	...	Clara
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Neighbour
John Healy	...	Gill
Andrew Scorer	...	Janitor
Kim Poirier	...	Barbara
Kim Schraner	...	Elizabeth McGuire
Shoshana Sperling	...	Gerty

Also Known As:

American Psycho 2 (USA) (short title)
The Girl Who Wouldn't Die (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R (Certificate #38677) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Caledon, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

The filming title was "The Girl Who Wouldn't Die".

Goofs:

Continuity: Rachael's hair style changes completely between the time she leaves the reception with Cassandra the next shot in Cassandra's room.

Quotes:

Daniels: Can I have a different pen?

Movie Connections:

References "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)

Soundtrack:

The Girl Who Wouldn't Die

Very Entertaining Parody of Slasher Films

I decided to post a comment because there were so many negative ones and this movie really isn't that bad. In fact, it's pretty enjoyable for what it is. What it is not is a true "sequel" - except in name only - to the ultra-violent "American Psycho." In fact, aside from the fact that the main character is supposedly a survivor of Patrick Bateman, this could be a stand alone film. It probably should not have been set up as a sequel since I'm sure it ended up attracting (and disappointing) the audience who liked the first film and kept people away who would have liked it but who thought it might be another graphically violent film.

This one features Mila Kunis (Jackie of "That 70s Show") as a girl who wants to become the teaching assistant of a professor who teaches a course on crime (specifically, serial killers). The professor is played by William Shatner, so you know the tone of the film isn't going to be too heavy handed. Kunis proceeds to kill off her competitors for the job, and although the body count builds up over the course of the film about 99% of the violence is off screen. Nothing too graphic here. Kunis is actually likeable, much more so than her victims, including Shatner, who is having an affair with one of his students.

If you approach this as a parody and not as graphic violence, you may just find it to be as fun as I did. If you're looking for more of what the original "American Psycho" offered, look elsewhere.