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Psycho is, without a doubt, one of my favorite movies of all time. This

thriller is one of the most hilarious and disturbing tongue-in-cheek movies

ever made. 

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Psycho can be found on Netflix right now for free, and just about

everywhere else for a nominal rental fee. 

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Psycho Synopsis

This is the story of Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street investment banker who is wealthy, materialistic, and totally insane. As you get to know Bateman, you will realize that you are witnessing an interesting turning point in his life. The emptiness that he feels inside is forcing his addictive habits further into the open than is wise. 

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By day he

frets about having the perfect business card, or the best suit, or reservations

at the most trendy restaurant. By night he is a psychopathic serial killer. 

But how much of this lunacy is real? With Patrick as our unreliable narrator,

we get a behind the scenes look at the mind of a real nutjob – a true “happy

camper”.

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Psycho Review

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Psycho is, in my opinion, a masterpiece that looks directly at the human

condition as it is today. This movie is based on the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel by the same name and

is set in the late ’80s, amid the extreme excess and consumerism that marked

the time. And it holds to this day. 

The

restraint shown in this movie is perhaps the most impressive part of an already

very impressive movie. The acting is perfect. To my mind, this is the movie

that put Christian Bale on the map as one of the best

actors we have ever seen, and definitely my favorite method actor. 

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What to do if your face is a little puffy

Mary Harron, the director of the film,

describes it as “feminist,” which may not be as accurate as saying it relishes

all of the most despicable masculine traits. It’s an exercise in rage, lust,

vanity, and boredom.

I love the

message, I love the presentation, and I love the story. The character of

Patrick Bateman is as strangely relatable as he is totally alien.

Score for American

Psycho

10/10

Spoilers for

American Psycho

Before

spoilers, do consider listening to the podcast instead of reading my review.

We go very deep into this movie, and it would be a shame for you not to listen

to our analysis of it, at least, that’s my opinion.

Bateman is an

Utterly Insane Narrator

Patrick is lots

of things, and top of that heap is nuts. He is also our narrator. This is

important because the whole way through the movie, we get to see him doing and

saying things that are absolutely horrific, and no one seems to bat an eye. Is

it because they didn’t hear him, don’t care, or did he actually do that? I

think the more important point that this movie makes is, it doesn’t really

matter.

GOTDAM! Lethal!

So much of

what we do and say and excuse is completely unacceptable, yet totally accepted

in today’s culture. We all have a little Bateman in us.

His morning

routine is where we start, and boy is it a doozy. He is extremely superficial,

vain, and egotistical, and it’s all apparent from the opening scene.

Did You know Joker is basically American Psycho?

It's true, While American Psycho maybe one of the most unique movies I've ever seen, Joker is essentially the same movie with an antihero who starts from the bottom instead of the top.

Bateman is

the Boss

He tells

his receptionist, Jean (Chloe

Sevigny), what she should wear. He refuses to marry his fiancé,

Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon),

because he doesn’t want to take time off work. He threatens to kill his dry cleaner

because she speaks a different language and can’t get some … stains … out of

his bedsheets. It’s clear that Patrick is the boss of his world, and he doesn’t

care who gets hurt because of it.