American Psycho (2000)

Me: Do you like Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho?

Snooty Film Analyst: It’s OK.

Me: The later scenes are a little too abstract for my tastes, but when Bateman’s monologuing carries on throughout all 102 minutes, I think it really comes into its own, commercially and artistically. The whole film has a clear, crisp look, and an old sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives Andrzej Sekula’s cinematography a big boost. Mary Harron’s been compared to David Fincher in the final scenes, but I think Mary has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Snooty Film Analyst: Hey, Simon.

Me: Yes, Analyst?

Snooty Film Analyst: Why are their notes scattered around the place concerning theories…