The mask of sanity is about to slip
Known worldwide as a cult classic (and understandably so being that the book was banned for a time in America as being to violent and sexually depraved) this film certainly shocks and horrifies because of its horrendous yet strangely comical overview. The absurdity of psychotic terror and a strange, lulling sense of reality makes for a very unsettling and uncomfortable film.
Christian Bale is the investment banker who by day listens to Phil Collins on his walkman, and by night scours the streets for sexually exciting women who he can commit disgusting and depraved sexual and murderous acts on.
The film to me appears so terrifying because it shows just how far one person can go from being a sociable, friendly man to a vile and mentally deranged monster. One could not believe that a man like this could exsist in this society. Bale's performance is terrifying yet gripping surreal, for while this man is a psychopath he still maintains a tidy house and goes out to lunch daily with his collegues.
Not a film for anyone who cannot stand the sight of blood because there really is a lot of it and the violence/sexual acts can really get a bit much sometimes, but as far as performances go, the movie is one you must see, if only for the twisted mind of a young man.
Rating 3.5/5
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