strong message, violent medium

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2002)

the graphic violence of this film might scare off some weak-stomached viewers, HOWEVER, fight club features some of the most provocative, intelligent dialogue of any film released in recent memory. fight club gives the audience a thought provoking view of our modern world. this movie was not what i expected - i expected only a bare-knuckle-boxing movie starring brad pitt. what i got was much more. edward norton is convincingly pathetic and his transformation from weakling in this film to menacing hulk in American History X, also released in 1998, is impressive. tyler durden's social commentary is right on with lines like "the things you own end up owning you". if you can stomach some violence that is significantly harsh at times, and if you can look past some of the bull spewed from tyler's mouth, you will really enjoy this flick. david fincher's best film as of yet.