When "American Psycho" was released early in 2000 it reaffirmed author Bret Easton Ellis as the controversial "bad boy" of contemporary American Fiction. "This Is Not an Exit" reveals the world inhabited by Ellis.
Acting
Dechen Thurman channels Bateman's dead shark eyes perfectly.
Direction
Fox treats Ellis like a rock star, not a writer.

Director
Gerald Fox
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dechen Thurman is Uma Thurman's brother, which feels appropriately nepotism-coded for Ellis's universe.
Made in 1998, this predates the actual American Psycho film by two years—making Thurman's Bateman the original cinematic psychopath.
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