Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

American Psycho (2000)

Genre: Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Mary Harron
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto
Running time: 101 minutes



This is the cinematic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name. It tells the story of Patrick Bateman, an investment banker in the Manhattan of the 1980’s who keeps up appearances to hide the fact that he is psychopath with a thirst for killing. As he goes along living that double life, he starts to wonder if he will be able to keep on hiding it from others.

American Psycho is a delicious mixture of black comedy and horror movie. Some of the scenes are gory and nasty, but, then, the sight of a business man setting his kills while discussing pop music from the 80’s will make you laugh for sure. There are no worries here about happy endings and catharsis, or about redeeming qualities. And, to be honest, I find this movie refreshing for that very reason.

Christian Bale was the perfect choice to bring this character to life. He is absolutely magnificent as Patrick Bateman, so much so that nobody else in the cast really comes close to him. If you have an open mind about black comedy, I highly recommend this one to you, if you have not seen it already.


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