We are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2001)

Over along enough time period, the possibility rate of a really good movie coming along drops to zero. But every now and then, there is a film that gives the world a great big sweaty slap in the face and says, "Hey, this is the way thing really are." Fight Club has proven to be one of those films. David Fincher once again has presented us with a flick that forces us to ask, "What if?" The scary part is that it is all possible. There might really be a Jack out there who takes part in a lot of anarchical acts, but imagines that it is someone else who is doing it. Schizophrenia, multiple personalities, etc. These things really do exist. But enough about psychology, on with the film. Brad Pitt employs a performance that is not at all surprisingly fantastic. His acting style proves once again that he is a method actor, different in every film whose credits bear his name. The character of Tyler, however, is not one that I would have expected Brad to play, but it seemed to be made for Brad and only Brad. His lines are not entirely funny, but he makes them hilarious. Though his character is generally serious, there is a humor in him and Brad displays that fantastically. The real performer in this film, I think, is Edward Norton. His role is also much different from his usual (Let's not forget "American History X".) Norton made me believe in his character. I, too, suffer from insomnia, as do a lot of people. Jack could be any of us. I think Norton tried very hard to make us feel like his character WAS all of us, all of the crappy parts of our lives rolled into one. The character of Jack changed throughout the movie, as he was supposed to, and Norton performed this change perfectly. Fincher remains somewhere at the top of my "Favorite Directors" list, and his films are some of my favorites, "Seven" and "The Game" included. "Fight Club is a film that will remain in the minds of those who have seen it, especially the ones who did not like it.