American Psycho (2000)
Directed by Mary
Harron this film based on the novel of the same name stars Christian
Bale, Willem Dafoe and Chloe Sevigny. In the 1980s a young, wealthy
banker is frustrated with his job and life.
As with the book it is
based on this film is a cutting satire of the rise of superficial
life style that arose in the 1980s and is based in conformity, greed
and commercialism. The film does a good job of keeping the themes of
the book but struggles slightly to retain the ambiguity although this
alternate interpretation offered by the film does lend itself more
recent cover up culture of the financial sector. There are some
really iconic moments in this film that are well captured thanks to
the direction and committed performance of Bale in the lead role.
5/5
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