American-psycho

Bale’s Bateman is a marvel of physical acting. Watch the "Hip to be Square" scene. He talks about the genius of Huey Lewis and the News with the passion of a critic, drops his victim (a business rival named Paul Allen) onto a sofa with an axe, then calmly retrieves his raincoat. The transition from enthusiastic fanboy to detached killer is instantaneous and terrifying.

The story is told as a first-person, stream-of-consciousness narrative by Bateman. Course Hero The Yuppie Lifestyle: american-psycho