Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie; obsessed with success; status and style; with a stunning fiancee (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes; murders and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose. Based on the controversial novel; the film offers a sharp satire to the dark side of yuppie culture in the '80s; while setting forth a vision that is both terrifying and chilling.