Resembling a Scream-styled take on serial killer thrillers, this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror." Entertainment Weeklys Scott Brown similarly criticized the film, writing: "Unscary and unfunny, [it] still manages to inspire homicidal fantasies—most involving the slow dismemberment of once-promising indie director Morgan J. Freeman." The film was denounced by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis the year before its release. In 2005, Kunis expressed embarrassment over the film, and spoke out against the idea of a third entry. "Please—somebody stop this", she said. "Write a petition. When I did the second one, I didn't know it would be American Psycho II. It was supposed to be a different project, and it was re-edited, but, ooh … I don't know. Bad." Chris Alexander of ComingSoon.net defended the film in a 2017 retrospective, deeming it "a strange, entertaining and surprising little film. Bloody and funny and twisty and turny and Kunis pulls it all off. We like Rachel, despite her streak of remorseless and lethal evil. And the men and women who end up on the end of her knives, very often deserve it. Or at least are undone by their own unsavory antics." TV Guides published review described the film as "occasionally amusing" and compared its structure to that of the similarly-themed black comedy Getting In (1994), adding, "this horror lampoon; directed by indie up-and-comer Morgan J. Freeman; blithely ridicules FBI profiling, psychoanalysis and professorial sexual misconduct. It's less successful in its efforts to paint serial killers and their trackers as soul mates, and in the end this campy chiller crucifies the American success ethic with more vigor than elan." Home media Though intended for a theatrical release, American Psycho 2 was released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD by Lionsgate Home Video on June 18, 2002. DVD extras included a feature commentary with director Freeman, star Kunis, deleted scenes, and a trailer. The film made its Blu-ray debut on September 5, 2017. It includes all of the DVD extras along with a digital copy. References External links American Psycho 2002 films 2002 black comedy films 2002 comedy horror films 2002 direct-to-video films 2002 independent films 2002 thriller films 2000s comedy thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s horror thriller films 2000s serial killer films 2000s slasher films 2000s teen comedy films 2000s teen horror films 2000s American films American black comedy films American comedy