Washington DC, April 16 -- Director Mary Harron is puzzled by the fact that the people working on the Wall Street still idolize the character of Patrick Bateman, the sociopathic investement banker and serial killer, played by actor Christian Bale in American Psycho.

While speaking to Letterboxd Journal as quoted by Variety, director Harron shared her bewilderement of the love given by the Wall Street people to the movie.

The director admitted that it was surprising because the movie was supposed to be a satirical dig at the people of financial district.

"I'm always so mystified by it. I don't think that [co-writer Guinevere Turner] and I ever expected it to be embraced by Wall Street bros, at all. That was not our intention. So, did we...