I have not seen the movie, so I can't comment on that. But yes, I do agree that media often reinforces stereotypes about MI. On the other hand, I know of two people who are psychotic at times, and then are diagnosed with BP. One of them has been very threatening towards her parents. That person is a relative of me. I come from a family with a strong gene for BP. I don't know enough about psycopaths to say a lot about the difference. But the person I am speaking of is also very manipulative. There might be other diagnoses in this case, that I don't know about of course, that causes that behavior. But as far as having psychopatic traits, I guess people with bipolar can be as prone towards psychopathy as other people. But of course, if the movie gave the impression that BP is the same as psychopathy, then it is very negative. Clearly it is still a long way to go when it comes to the general publics understanding of MI. A big issue that needs to be understood is that people suffering from MI, are not, in general, dangerous to anyone other than themselves. I seem to come across that misconception a lot.