

American Psycho has lasted over the years as a fine example of a gripping thriller, despite having a murderous lunatic as a main character. A deeper reading of the film shows that the environment Bateman exists in is almost as crazy as he is. Power players make reservations at restaurants they don't want to eat at, constantly confuse one man for another and refuse to believe anything that falls outside of their own personal sphere. He is, in short, a madman in a world that's coming apart from the inside out.
There is, of course, an alternative explanation. That explanation is that Patrick Bateman is not, actually Patrick Bateman. Perhaps the "mistaken identity" people keep referring to him as is who he really is. Maybe the murders he's committing are all in his head, and he's unable to separate reality from his own fiction. Of course, maybe Bateman is the only person who's being completely honest with us as the audience, and he really does live in a world that's so concerned with image and prestige that it doesn't notice the trails of blood and bodies leading hither and yon.
Either way you choose to interpret the film, the performances have made it a landmark piece of fiction. Though American Psycho lead to at least one sequel, it was considered a flop, and a pale imitation of the original as we watched a psychopath in his most natural environment. There's something that's both period as well as haunting regarding American Psycho. Part of it is that his attempts to fit into his world feel like the attempts of anyone else to find that place they belong. And the question of justice when, despite his crimes, Bateman remains unpunished.
American Psycho is an Thriller, Drama, Crime, Horror movie that was released in 2000 and has a run time of 1 hr 41 min. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.6 and a MetaScore of 64.
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