Christina Reviews *American Psycho*

“There is an idea of Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction.  But there is no real me.”

         American Psycho is about a twenty-something year old banking executive’s descent into hell, but it's not what you think.  You see, he works on Wall Street during the day, and that's all well and good, but then he goes out and kills prostitutes by night. 
         I started the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, but I couldn’t finish it.  It made me feel too dirty, even if it was all just a metaphor.
        The movie actually does a good job with the material.  It is still disturbing and it's not for everyone's tastes.  To be honest, I don't know if it would have been half as good if it weren't for Christian Bale.   
        Christian Bale is a brilliant actor.  There’s really not much more I can say about this movie, other than don’t see the sequel.  It stars Mila Kunis and it is a joke.
        Oh yeah, and don’t read the book.  Gloria Steinem absolutely forbids it.  Do what she does and marry one of Christian Bale‘s relatives instead.