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Posted by: Mike at July 12, 2003, 4:32 am

Topic: AMERICAN PSYCHO 2/10 Forum: JoBlo

American Psycho was on TV tonight. I'd been meaning to give it another chance since I absolutely HATED it the first time I saw it. I hadn't seen it since the day it came out on video at the very end of summer/beginning of fall of 2000. Needless to say, I still didn't like it. The concept could have created a good movie, but it failed in my opinion. I just never cared much about what was going on. The characters were boring and pathetic, except for Chloë Sevigny's character. She was the only one that was any interesting, and the only one I gave a damn about. It's supposed to be a satire, but it just wasn't funny. I didn't feel it worked as a horror movie or a satire. I like dark comedies, but this one never really made me laugh. I just plain didn't care. I will say that it does have a good soundtrack though. I love 80's music. Although it's not as enjoyable in this movie. I'd say I'd have to agree with these critic quotes: "As it nears a conclusion, the picture becomes almost as empty as the title character." -- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE "The idea of cramming one's mind with these unavoidably ugly images is about as appealing as spending even one minute with the guys at Bateman's office." -- Philip Booth, ORLANDO WEEKLY "Although I've heard both the film and the book described as dark satire, not much here resembles wit." -- Jay Boyar, ORLANDO SENTINEL "Ultimately it all feels as hollow as its subject's ostentatiously avaricious lifestyle." -- Mike D'Angelo, MAN WHO VIEWED TOO MUCH "Just doesn't make the case that this book was worth filming." -- John Hartl, SEATTLE TIMES "As the antihero himself sneers at the bloody finale, 'This confession has meant nothing.' It's a form of poetic justice that American Psycho would be impaled on its own point." -- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE "There is little here to recommend, and quite a bit to despise." -- Joe Leydon, FILM SCOUTS "Harron, thankfully, chooses to leave most of the carnage to our imaginations, but without any psychological backing for Patrick's bloody acts, they ring pretty hollow." -- Chris Phillips, MOVIELINE "Harron can't find an angle, therefore a reason, to have made a film of this book -- beyond the simple fact that she could." -- Wesley Morris, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER "Decidedly out of date." -- Chuck Rudolph, MATINEE MAGAZINE "Stillborn, pointless piece of work." -- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES "This picture is tough to enjoy because there really isn’t anyone to root for." -- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY "Toothless and empty." -- Stephanie Zacharek, SALON.COM "Both painfully well-made and simply painful. What's the point of all this art-house mayhem?" -- Mark Ramsey, MOVIEJUICE! "Some things just weren't meant to be laughed at." -- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY "Psycho remains a hollow portrait of a hollow man." -- Lawrence Toppman, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER "The film's attempts at satire get played out quickly, and just like Bateman's victims, you can't escape the bludgeoning." -- E! ONLINE "Those looking for an exploration of what makes an American Psycho tick are bound to be disappointed, as are those looking for a good scary film." -- SCREEN IT! Overall, American Psycho is well-made, but it's just too empty. It's not exactly boring, most of the time anyway, but it's never very interesting either. It's just sort of there. The movie failed to make me care what the hell happened. American Psycho is just BLAH!

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