Movie Review: American Psycho Story: I confess to having a long time morbid fascination with serial killers. So while I did not read Bret Easton Ellis' book, I could not resist seeing the movie. Director and co-writer Mary Haddon (who did the terrific I Shot Andy Warhol) along with co-writer Guinevere Turner has created a polished, fast paced, often very funny horror film. Most of the film's characters have absolutely no redeeming qualities. They are portrayed as whiny, drugged, anti-Semitic, misogynistic, smug, heartless, ruthless, mindless, pointless or merely despicable and very often you wanted to have them whacked. While I certainly didn't identify worth anyone I still found myself entertained. However bizarre, without giving much away, our American Psycho is actually the only character in the film with a social conscience. While supposedly an 80's period piece it is a film that echoes the lifestyle of today's' conspicuous consumption and greed to me. The only difference in the decades seems to be there is a greater availability of a variety of drugs in today's market. This is not a film for everyone. Acting: Welsh actor Christian Bale (who can forget him in 87's Empire of the Sun)? all grown up and deliciously psychotic. He is in every scene and I found him to be riveting. Quite a performance. Reese Witherspoon is terrific as his fiancee and everyone else is loathsomely indistinguishable from one anther which I guess was one of the points. Chloe Sevigny was annoying. Pets: One dog and one cat whose fate the Humane Society claims was a simulation in the closing credits. Visual Art: Vacuous Opening Credits: Terrifically graphic, attention getting Soundtrack: Very funny Quirky Meter: 5 Oscar Worthy: No Length: 100 minutes LOBO HOWLS: 7