A scandal broke out around this film. Peaceful spectators and critics grumbled that the film propagandizes violence and protects the rights of maniacs. When the tape was just getting ready for filming, and you're right, Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was assigned to the project. But after numerous persuasions (and dissuaded him almost all, so that he did not spoil his image and career unnecessary associations), he dropped out, after which in his place was adopted by Christian Charles Philip Bale (at that time, not having special box office successes).
At first glance at the film, many viewers will really be a bit uncomfortable and can be understood: unmotivated (more precisely, weakly motivated) and naturalistic cruelty, pouring out onto the screen into a whole lot of bloody episodes, which, in essence, are united only by the protagonist, the characters themselves with each other almost unrelated. This action can not adequately be taken by anyone, and who needs it.
But if you are still strong nerves and you are not annoyed by the protagonist (which is more like an anti-hero), then you should see this film to the end, because under the guise of a psychological thriller there is a very peculiar satire on our society with you, obsessed with external attractiveness and absolutely forgotten about what's inside. This film from others differs also in that here the director does not justify and does not humanise Patrick Bateman. He did not have a difficult childhood, there were no traumas and revenge, he also did not seek. He simply could not live in this world, where you could reveal your inner world only to someone you are going to kill in the next minute, so that he does not tell the competitors about it. The world is cruel.
American Psycho is a terrific psychological thriller with a huge satirical overtones, which probably will not be noticed, since either you will spit on the local protagonist and express your dissatisfaction with watching the film, or get into this story and also think about the same society we live and whether the maniac, overwhelmed by fierce hatred, possessing a respectable life is simply a maniac. Or is he a victim of this very society?