There is an idea of Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me, only an entity… I simply am not there.

In ’80s New York, where society is consumed by materialism, greed, and narcissism, Patrick Bateman fits in perfectly. But Bateman is consumed by something else: an unquenchable, uncontrollable and delusional bloodlust. Did you know he’s utterly insane?

Social satire, thriller, horror, comedy? Director Mary Harron took an unfilmable book and created one of cinema’s most enduring anti heroes, expertly played by a pre-superstar Christian Bale.

All The Right Movies have scoured all available sources for this episode… It’s Hip To Be Square.