Excellent satire of American Dream ideology

Rating: Null/10 (6 December 1999)

A fine film, and justly revered, but not without flaws. My biggest problem with the film is its underlying premise, i.e., that rebellion against the consumerist juggernaut is hopeless, even suicidal. Spacey's character ultimately dies because he tries to break out of his drone existence. What kind of subversive message is that?