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Movie Overview
Cast
• Christian Bale
• Willem Dafoe
• Jared Leto
Director
• Mary Harron
MPAA Rating
R - Strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
American Psycho (2000)

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OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh
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"A chilling indictment of the eighties."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

3.5/5
"American Psycho vibrates between being deliriously funny and just plain delirious."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

4/4
"An incisive commentary about the emptiness and rapacity of important people."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

C
"The film left me with an empty feeling..."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3/4
"For Ellis, Bateman represents Reaganism on-the-kill."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

B+
"Bale is outstanding as Bateman."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/4
"It is a fable, albeit a dark and twisted one destined to be praised by some, abhorred by others and turned into a cult classic by even more."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B+
"A remarkable achievement on so many levels that it would be a shame if it were dismissed with the same kind of blind contempt as the novel (rather unjustly) was."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

B-
"Succeeds in entertaining the audience, but diminishes the overall power of the social critique Ellis had in mind."  Mixed Reviews  Gabriel Shanks

3.5/4
"It represents one of the most daring, inventive, and invigorating movies to reach the screen during the dreary first half of 2000."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2.5/4
"a potentially sensationalistic film that has become--for lack of a better word--boring."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

"Those looking for an exploration of what makes an American Psycho tick are bound to be disappointed, as are those looking for a good scary film."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

9/10
"A very cool satire."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

6/10
"...a dark satire, a black comedy, and a slick slasher rolled into one."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"This picture is tough to enjoy because there really isn’t anyone to root for."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3.5/4
"Una de las más comentadas, ingeniosas e inteligentes películas del año "  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

4
"If you are offended by purposeless terrible deeds and unrepentant evil, skip it. Otherwise, it's a great movie to chat about over a nice, fluffy dessert."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3.5/4
"What's best about the movie is the density of its satire. Its wry social commentary permeates every aspect of the filmmaking."  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

9/10
"A clever adaptation."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3.5/4
"Bale's achievement is in suggesting far more dimensions than his character would ever admit to having."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

4/5
"A diretora Mary Harron desempenha admiravelmente bem seu papel, criando um encadeamento lógico que, analisado em retrospecto, expõe a linha de raciocínio de Bateman."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

5/5
"One can picture Kubrick handling this material with a similar elegant malevolence."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

"Toothless and empty."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

7/10
Read review  Film Freak Central  Bill Chambers

3.5/4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  David N. Butterworth

2/4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dustin Putman

3/4
Read review  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

1.5/4
Read review  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

+1 out of -4..+4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

4/5
Read review  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

2/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

Read review  Philadelphia City Paper  Cynthia Fuchs

Read review  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

Read review  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

Read review  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

Read review  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

Read review  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

Read review  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh
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