Anybody else love this film as much as I do? Ellis has gone on recording saying that he feels out of all the film adaptations of his work, this one was the best and came the closest to capturing the essence of the novel. As much as I love American Psycho, I have to agree. Its a brutally funny, at times even affecting quirky flick with some brilliantly inspired casting. Van Der Beek especially kills it going against type at the time as the lead spoiled rich asshole. Despite having very little “likable†characters, everyone in the film is so engaging that you eventually grow to, if not like them at least be fascinated by their characters.
Avary was certainly the right man for the job. Even when the direction gets a bit too music videoy (the Europe montage) it actually fits and doesn't get distracting. The reverse order and time jumps also work wonders and there's a wonderful split screen sequence with an equally great use of Donovan's “Coloursâ€.
And this happens:
“It sucks coooooooooooock.â€
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