A right on the money social commentary.

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 1999)

I won't go into the plot toomuch as the twists in this movie should be experienced in the context of the film, not on the internet or someone's review. But I will say this. Fight Club makes a strong, disturbing statement about the present generation of early thirties men living today. It digs deep into what we have been taught by out parents and the lie that most of us have grown up being told. One of the best lines in the movie comes from Norton's character when he says something to the extent of "I am a 30 year old boy". That seems to really sum this movie up well. Men of this generation have grown up being told that we could do or be anything and when it didn't turn out that way, we are left feeling like children who never lived up to supposed potential that may never have really existed. Our parents generation has lied to us and now we are left feeling inadequate as a result.
See this movie!! It makes a great statement and pulls no punches. Walking out of the theatre, I noticed many people my age(29) looking a bit more enlightened and most of the older crowd feeling frightened and somewhat guilty because this movie rang so true.