I must admit I had heard bad things about this movie. Straight to video, no Christian Bale, no involvement from the original film's creators and most importantly it's not based on any of Bret Easton Ellis' other works. Give it a chance I said to myself and my god, was I surprised.
First of all the movie starts with Patrick Bateman (face unseen) doing what he does best but is then finished off by a little girl. Years later that little girl is at college studying serial killers.
At this point, I was worried, signs were showing it was going to be a Urban Legends/Scream rip off. College scenes, dudes hanging out etc. All the usual cliches, but I was wrong.
The cast features the great William Shatner playing a serial killer expert in the way only William Shatner knows how. Geraint Wyn Davies plays a confused shrink and the real find is Mila Kunis who plays Rachael, the new American Psycho.
Kunis is not only enjoying her role with relish, but manages to be incredibly sexy as well. So the part's not Shakespeare, but she chomps up the dialogue and spits it out like a seasoned pro. She is definately a young actress to watch. The scene where is confronts Shaner is already in my opinion a real classic. Funny in a kind of twisted way and that dress she's wearing - WOW!!
If there is a downside, it's not quite as violent as the original as most of the killings are seen off screen and also it's quite short at only 85 minutes. However, it's an enjoyable 85 minutes and I look forward to a part 3. ******SPOILER ALERT****** The ending leaves it right open for a sequel.
All in all, give it a go. I bought it and don't regret it at all.
First of all the movie starts with Patrick Bateman (face unseen) doing what he does best but is then finished off by a little girl. Years later that little girl is at college studying serial killers.
At this point, I was worried, signs were showing it was going to be a Urban Legends/Scream rip off. College scenes, dudes hanging out etc. All the usual cliches, but I was wrong.
The cast features the great William Shatner playing a serial killer expert in the way only William Shatner knows how. Geraint Wyn Davies plays a confused shrink and the real find is Mila Kunis who plays Rachael, the new American Psycho.
Kunis is not only enjoying her role with relish, but manages to be incredibly sexy as well. So the part's not Shakespeare, but she chomps up the dialogue and spits it out like a seasoned pro. She is definately a young actress to watch. The scene where is confronts Shaner is already in my opinion a real classic. Funny in a kind of twisted way and that dress she's wearing - WOW!!
If there is a downside, it's not quite as violent as the original as most of the killings are seen off screen and also it's quite short at only 85 minutes. However, it's an enjoyable 85 minutes and I look forward to a part 3. ******SPOILER ALERT****** The ending leaves it right open for a sequel.
All in all, give it a go. I bought it and don't regret it at all.