There is no real me
Director Mary Harron ("The Notorious Bettie Page") brings style to Brett Easton Ellis's novel of 1980s yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale, "Rescue Dawn"). The color scheme, the way people and places blend together so it becomes more and more difficult to find anything original, add to the emptiness I felt while reading the book. Bale is perfectly normal as he rattles off facts and reviews of pop bands while preparing to kill, and crazed as he compares business cards.
It's hard to say anything about this film that hasn't been said. Yes, it's a satire. Yes, it's startlingly violent. But I'm drawn to it because it always leaves me thinking.