If you think this movie is just about men beating on each other, you're far off.

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 1999)

"Fight Club" is easily one of the best movies of the year. David Fincher's visual masterpiece is an event not to be missed. Edward Norton, not surprisingly, gives another blisteringly good performance. Brad Pitt is the best he has ever been. And what a surprise it is to see Helena Bonham Carter in a role like this. I know when I think of he I think Shakespeare and Merchant & Ivory, I have completely gained a whole new respect for her after this movie. David Fincher is destined to be one of the greatest directors, up there with Scorsese, Spielberg, and De Palma. From the very beginning we are hooked. We can all relate to Edward Norton complaining about his job and obsessing over material things. He's an insomniac who's only solace is being a "tourist" at support groups. Enter Helena Bonham Carter, a fellow "tourist" who makes Norton feel uncomfortable being there. His life is thrown into further upheaval when he meets Brad Pitt. To say anything more would be an injustice. The statements it makes about life are as brilliant as the movie.