Oh certainly.  Have you SEEN the man? There are other substantive reasons, as well, like Pet Shop Boys on the soundtrack and the fact that it's basically a modern Kubrick movie in theme and technique.  It's a great examination of mental health and features one of the truly eccentric lead characters in film.  It's a…

Chinatown and Dr. Strangelove for the "classical" bent, Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson for more me-centric reasons.