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Jon Foster's graham similar to bale's bateman

posted 16 years ago by th1a90
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i thought at times foster's graham was just like bale's bateman, as if foster just copied bale's bateman for his performance. anyone else think this?

[–] smithmr 16 years ago

I can see the resemblance, especially during the ill-advised car scene between graham and martin. It didn't really bother me per se but I did find it a tad obvious as well.

[–] th1a90 16 years ago

ya didn't bother me either. i just noticed it. i thought foster was good. and also it's an ellis character and usually the protagonists are very similar anyways. didn't read the short story the informers so i don't know if it's exactly the case that Graham was similar to bateman.

[–] smithmr 16 years ago

no graham was not similar to patrick bateman in the novel in my opinion. if anything graham resembles clay from less than zero (the book NOT the movie).

[–] th1a90 16 years ago

for sure. when i watched this movie i even thought that this should have been the movie that less than zero wasn't.

[–] eYeDEF 15 years ago

Ah great point! This movie was a lot like the Less than Zero Book that the real movie never came close to replicating!

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[–] Gwasgray 15 years ago

He (or perhaps the makeup people) definetely copied Bale's look in American Psycho, the hairstyles were very similar, probably deliberately so.

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[–] AidaClarkfield 15 years ago

HOLY CRAP YES! I couldn't believe it. There was one line early on that was so Bale Bateman-esque, and definitely in the jeep scene. For a bit I wondered if it was supposed to be Patrick Bateman. I'm glad it wasn't completely persistent, but it was noticeable.

I guess if you're going to copy a performance that would be a good one. Bale's Bateman is one of my favorite performances even though that movie is Effed up!

[–] Benprogfuse 15 years ago

i thought that it was more due to the diredtor and production getting him to look like Bateman, than the acting.