AMERICAN PSYCHO

Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd at 10:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00

LATE NIGHT CULT CLASSIC PRESENTED BY BOOKMANS
http://www.bookmans.com

"It is a fable, albeit a dark and twisted one, destined to be praised by some, abhorred by others and turned into a cult classic by even more." - E FILM CRITIC.COM

Killer yuppies of the world unite!
Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) and Guinevere Turner's (Go Fish) alternately horrifying and hilarious adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial 1991 novel distills the much-debated book down to its ironic, satirical core. Cleverly situating most of the novel's grisly action off-screen, Harron employs violence as a metaphor for the spiritually vacant materialism and corporate machismo of the Reagan '80s.
Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) delivers a scarily focused performance as the status-obsessed, psychotic broker Patrick Bateman--self-proclaimed expert in "murders and executions." Traveling amongst narcissistic, misogynistic, barely discernable corporate clones, Patrick spends his workdays obsessing over tasteful business cards, designer suits, and prime reservations at trendy restaurants. After hours, he dismembers prostitutes, models, transients, and literally gives a co-worker the axe in a series of increasingly surreal episodes, all prefaced by demented lectures on the virtues of Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, and Huey Lewis.
Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry) and Resse Witherspoon (Legally Blonde), as Patrick's secretary and fiancée, turn in strong performances, and Andrzej Sekula's stylish cinematography lends the film a stark, alienating aesthetic reminiscent of Cronenberg's Crash and Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
Sicko slasher film or razor sharp satire of the American Dream? Either way, it's a film you can't forget.