While originally controversial for its graphic source material, the film is widely praised for transforming a "novel about blood lust into a movie about men's vanity". Christian Bale’s performance is the undeniable centerpiece, capturing Bateman as a hollow "abstraction".
The 2000 film adaptation of American Psycho , directed by Mary Harron, remains a landmark of social satire and psychological horror. Watching the release offers a clinical, high-definition look at the sterile and polished world of 1980s Manhattan that Patrick Bateman inhabits. Film Review: A Mirror of Excess subtitle American Psycho 2000 1080p Bluray