Monday, September 15, 2008

American Psycho

I'm a little confused by the film. I do like the insanity role that he plays. The regiment that he does on a daily basis can contribute to his psychotic-ness. He randomly blurts messages of his insanity, but that doesn't stop people from how they react to him. 

He has a scene where he describes his regiment, showcasing his attention to detail. Besides the overacting on some scenes - such as stabbing the homeless, there were some good parts. How he goes on to lecture about the beauty of Whitney Houston and Phil Collins while he watches 2 hired prostitutes make love to each other. 

The kicker was the detective played by Williem DafoeI was always wondering if he knew, because he let lose some very key clues that taunted Bateman. The second encounter with Bateman, he randomly pulls out a CD - music that Bateman would listen to. I wonder if he pulled it out just to taunt him with it, as if to say, "I know." The detective never lets off too much information. I like his character.

1 comment:

Rocky said...

Another thing I like was Bateman's narcassism. During sex, he would watch himself in the mirror - showing off his body.